Asked by john

Which sentence shows the best placement for the modifier “on the ice”?

After dinner on the ice, we all went skating.
We all went on the ice after dinner skating.
We all went skating after dinner on the ice.
After dinner, we all went skating on the ice.

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"After dinner, we all went skating on the ice."

This places "on the ice" next to the action it modifies ("went skating") and the comma prevents it from being read as modifying "dinner." The others are ambiguous or awkward.