Which words in the sentence make up the adverb phrase? Which word does it modify? Cecily gathered the lovely flowers during our visit. A. the lovely flowers; modifies visit B. during our visit; modifies gathered C. the lovely flowers; modifies gathered D. Cecily gathered; modifies flowers
The correct answer is B. Adverbs generally modify verbs mostly, and in this case "during our visit" is the answer to the question "when did Cecily gather the lovely flowers?"
