"offers its predominantly female customers a sense of community" - why 'predominantly'?
Marc Mullen, a London-based personal trainer, believes Bounce is popular because it is fun and friendly, and offers its predominantly female customers a sense of community.

Why use an adverb? Which word does it modify?

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"offers its predominantly female customers a sense of community" - why 'predominantly'?
Marc Mullen, a London-based personal trainer, believes Bounce is popular because it is fun and friendly, and offers its predominantly female customers a sense of community.

Why use an adverb? Which word does it modify?

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Ohh thank you Michael! I took "female customers" as a whole, that's why I failed to parse it.

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Predominantly is tied to female, and both modify customers. It means that most of the customers are female. Predominantly is often used in this way, functioning as a modifier.

https://www.learngrammar.net/a/examples-of-adverbs-as-modifiers

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/adverb/

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