We hiked very cautiously and discovered some incredibly old ruins.

Question

Which answer identifies an adjective phrase and the word it modifies?

Responses

The adjective phrase old ruins modifies the word incredibly.
The adjective phrase old ruins modifies the word incredibly .

The adjective phrase very cautiously modifies the word hiked.
The adjective phrase very cautiously modifies the word hiked .

The adjective phrase incredibly old modifies the word ruins.
The adjective phrase incredibly old modifies the word ruins .

The adjective phrase discovered some incredibly old ruins modifies the word cautiously.

Answer 1

The correct identification in your passage is:

The adjective phrase incredibly old modifies the word ruins.