a. He was a man tall and strong, riding a horse, like a cowboy, humming a tune.
Does 'like a cowboy' modify 'he' or 'riding a horse'? Is it adjectival or adverbial?
In other words is he like a cowboy or is he riding a horse like a cowboy?
Many thanks
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Re: like a cowboy
Could conceivably be either, but the comma before 'like' makes the first interpretation more probable.