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Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

  • A.Anita was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple with her lap full of newspapers,when Bunty and Bitto came up.
  • B.Anita,with her lap full of newspapers,was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty and Bitto came up.
  • C.With her lap full of newspapers, the steps of the temple were where Anita sat with her husband when Bunty and Bitto came up.
  • D.Anita was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty and Bitto came up with her lap full of newspapers.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Anita, with her lap full of newspapers, was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty and Bitto came up.

With her lap full of newspapers describes Anita, and the pair of commas ties it to her unmistakably.

Why the others fail:

  • Placing it after the steps of the temple leaves it hovering between Anita, her husband and the steps.
  • The fronted version attaches the phrase to whatever noun follows it, which here is the steps.
  • Placing it at the very end makes it describe Bunty and Bitto coming up.

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