Question

Highlight the word (s) modified by the word, clause, or phrase in bold.
I couldn't believe that the hungry caterpillars ate all the leaves in
Oliver Wood's garden.

Answer 1

I don't see any bold text in your sentence. Could you resend the sentence with the bold part, or tell me which word/clause/phrase you meant?

Meanwhile, here are the likely possibilities and what they would modify:

- If "hungry" is bold → it modifies "caterpillars."
- If "all" is bold → it modifies "leaves."
- If "in Oliver Wood's garden" is bold → it modifies "leaves" (which leaves? the ones in the garden).
- If "Oliver Wood's" is bold → it modifies "garden" (possessive).
- If the entire clause "that the hungry caterpillars ate all the leaves in Oliver Wood's garden" is bold → that clause functions as the direct object of "couldn't believe" (it completes the verb "couldn't believe").

Tell me which part is bold and I will highlight the word(s) it modifies.