Which words in the sentence make up the adverb phrase?
"My father answered my questions with patience and wisdom."
A. my questions
B. with patience and wisdom
C. My father
D. questions with
Answer (3)
I am 60% sure the answer is B.
"The correct option is b. with patience and wisdom.
An adverb phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb in a sentence. It modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, telling us how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. In the sentence My father answered my questions with patience and wisdom, the phrase with patience and wisdom describes how my father answered the questions, which means it modifies the verb answered. Therefore, with patience and wisdom is the adverb phrase in this sentence.
Let's analyze the other options:
A. my questions - This is the object of the verb answered. It does not tell us how the questions were answered, so it is not an adverb phrase.
C. My father - This is the subject of the sentence. It tells us who performed the action but does not modify the verb, so it is not an adverb phrase.
D. questions with - This is part of the object phrase my questions with patience and wisdom. It does not stand alone as an adverb phrase because it lacks completion and does not fully convey the manner in which the questions were answered.
Thus, the only option that correctly identifies the adverb phrase in the sentence is b. with patience and wisdom.
The adverb phrase in the sentence is "with patience and wisdom" because it describes how the action of answering was performed. The other options do not function as adverb phrases. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
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