BBC Question : with hand-sewn embroidered dragons...
"The Queen arrived at the castle with the King by her side, in a dress adorned with hand-sewn embroidered dragons." What kind of mistake is this?
I go this question from BBC quiz:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22512744
The answer they show is "misplaced modifier", but I can't locate which one exactly went wrong in the sentence.
My two suspects are 1. the King by her side, in a dress <- sounds like King is in a dress
1. the King by her side, in a dress <- sounds like King is in a dress
2. adorned with hand-sewn embroidered dragons <-too many modifiers, but I don't know why it sounds that wrong; maybe hand-sewn embroidered part?
Thank you for reading this and have a nice day!
Top answer
The sentence suggests that it might be the king wearing the dress. The comma does not preclude that possibility.
- The sentence suggests that it might be the king wearing the dress.
- The comma does not preclude that possibility.
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The sentence suggests that it might be the king wearing the dress. The comma does not preclude that possibility.
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