What is the modifier in the sentence below?

The kids discovered Rover hiding in the picnic basket.
A. discovered Rover
B. picnic basket
C. hiding in the picnic basket.
D. The kids

Question

What is the modifier in the sentence below? 

The kids discovered Rover hiding in the picnic basket.
 		A.	discovered Rover
 		B.	picnic basket
 		C.	hiding in the picnic basket.
 		D.	The kids

jacob902 · Answer

mod·i·fi·er
ˈmädəˌfī(ə)r/
noun
a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something.
GRAMMAR
a word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house ).
GENETICS
a gene that modifies the phenotypic expression of a gene at another locu