The word in the sentence which the underlined phrase
modifies is:
D. Marcella
<span>The phrase adds an idea where the noun “Marcella”
is resting. Therefore it answers the question “where”. This is an example of
prepositional phrase which functions as an adjective. </span>
Below are the choices:
a.the natural beauty of Long Island Sound and how it complements Gatsby's charm
<span>b.the carefree but false happiness of the affairs and their guests </span>
<span>c.the grotesque violence from which Gatsby's great wealth was acquired </span>
<span>d.the discomfort felt by all the guests who do not know much about Gatsby's past
</span>In his florid descriptions of gatsby's lavish parties, fitzgerald captures the carefree but false happiness of the affairs and their guests
I think it may be “one is much longer and complex than the other”
