Question

read the sentence and answer the questions that follow.
\this is the car that was recently repainted.\
which word does the underlined clause modify?

Explanation:

The underlined clause "that was recently repainted" is a relative clause. In the sentence "This is the car that was recently repainted", the relative clause functions as an adjective clause to modify the noun "car" by providing additional information about which car is being referred to.

Answer:

car