please help me to understand

[indranil]

''Smith came home from the football match covered in mud''.

in this sentence above, the adjective ''covered'' modifies whom or what, i mean ''smith'' or ''mud'' please explain it grammatically. can i split the sentence above?

thank you.

[5jj]

''Smith came home from the football match covered in mud''.

in this sentence above, the adjective ''covered'' modifies whom or what, i mean ''smith'' or ''mud''? please explain it grammatically. can i split the sentence above?

thank you.

The adjectival phrase 'covered in mud' modifies 'Smith'; it was Smith who was covered in mud.

Where do you want to split the sentence?

Please use capital letters and questions marks where necessary. Thank you.