Question

Which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify?

In the shade of its mother stands the smallest of the elephants.

A.
smallest

B.
shade

C.
mother

D.
stands

Answer 1

of the elephants is underlined

Answer 2

I say smallest. It tells you what kind of the elephants. Stands says what it's doing, mother is what it's standing under the shade of and the shade is where it's standing.