Monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD, concealed inside hollow bamboo walking canes.

请问concealed是否是悬垂分词错误?

这个句子中的concealed...不是状语,而是silkworm egges的非限制性定语,等于一个which引导的非限制性定语从句。原句等于:

Monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD, which were concealed inside hollow bamboo walking canes.

正由于过去分词短语是定语,不是状语,因此只能坐落于句末地方。

假如误以为过去分词作状语,而将它置于句首,则成了悬垂分词,为语病。比如:

Concealed inside hollow bamboo walking cane, monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD.

假如说话人要用动词conceal作状语,则会用目前分词。比如:

Concealingsilkworm eggesinside hollow bamboo walking cane, monks smuggledthem to Constantinople in 550 AD.

Monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD, concealing theminside hollow bamboo walking canes.

还可以用介词加动名词结构:

Monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD by concealing theminside hollow bamboo walking canes.

由此可知,原句中的过去分词是定语,不是状语,因而不是悬垂分词。句子是正确的,没语法错误。