Question

Identify the adverb phrase and the word it modifies in the following sentence:

The house down the street is fully decorated for Halloween.
A) for Halloween // house
B) for Halloween // is decorated
C) down the street // house
D) down the street // decorated

Answer 1

In my opinion, the correct answer is B) for Halloween // is decorated. Adverb phrases are extended adverbs or phrases that function like adverbs, modifying the sentences' predicates. They tell us how, when, where, why the verb action is performed. In this case, the predicate is is decorated. We can ask the mental question: why or what for is the house decorated? The answer to this question would be for Halloween. And that is our adverb phrase. It shouldn't be confused with an adjective phrase "down the street", which describes the subject "the house".