The word "listened" is what is modifying the word "patiently," as shown in option B.
What is a modifying word?
- Word with the ability to restrict or create a new meaning of a noun.
- Word with the ability to establish a syntactic subordination relationship between words.
- A word capable of promoting a descriptive, limiting, or particular meaning to another word.
In summary, we can say that modifying is a special kind of adverb. This word can use another word capable of promoting a descriptive and specific meaning. An example of this is how the word "patiently" specifies and limits the word "listened."
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