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By accident, Pablo trampled on the flowers with his boots in the garden.


How should this sentence be rewritten to avoid an ambiguous reference?
A.
By accident, Pablo trampled with his boots in the garden on the flowers.
B.
By accident, Pablo trampled in the garden with his boots on the flowers.
C.
By accident, Pablo trampled on the flowers in the garden with his boots.
D.
By accident, Pablo trampled in the garden on the flowers with his boots.

Respuesta :

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c.By accident, Pablo trampled on the flowers in the garden with his boots.
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Answer:

C. By accident, Pablo trampled on the flowers in the garden with his boots.

Explanation:

The sentence in the box has a misplaced modifier. The misplaced modifier suggests that Pablo's boots were placed in the garden while he trampled on the flowers. That does not really make sense. Therefore, the sentence needs to be rewritten to make it clear that "Pablo trampled on the flowers in the garden with his boots."