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Which sentence has a misplaced adjective phrase?

a. The man showed us where to sit in the brown coat.
b. My sister owns 20 pairs of shoes.
c. The antique chair in the dining room is creaky.
d. The old antique shops along Main Street are fun to explore.

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a. The man showed us where to sit in the brown coat

It should be: the man in the brown coat showed us where to sit. Unless they are sitting in the brown coat.
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