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Which sentence has a misplaced adjective phrase?

A. The scientists in the laboratory made a new discovery.

B. My best friend from elementary school just moved to Colorado.

C. The boy caught the football with a blue T-shirt.

D. He is a loving father of two children.

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The sentence with a misplaced adjective phrase is:

C. The boy caught the football with a blue T-shirt.

The corrected sentence becomes:
The boy with a blue T-shirt caught the football.

The adjective phrase "with a blue T-shirt" must be placed after the noun "boy" which the word it modifies.
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