Are all these sentences correct:
1) There was a man injured, lying under a tree.
2) There was a man injured lying under a tree.
3) There was an injured man, lying under a tree.
4) There was an injured man lying under a tree.
If they are how does the placement of 'injured' change the meaning?
I think in '1' and '2' the man was injured when he was lying under the tree.
In '3' and '4' he was injured and he was lying under a tree. We don't know where he was when he was injured.
Gratefully,
Navi
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You are correct in assessment, however, in 1&2, it would be more clearly stated,
"There was a man injured while lying under a tree."