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impeccably dressed

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1) He was talking to Jane, impeccably dressed.
2) He invited Jane over, impeccably dressed.
3) He called Jane to the stage, impeccably dressed.


​Are all these sentences correct?

In all of them, Jane is impeccably dressed.

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All possible, but the participle phrase in every case naturally refers to the subject.
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