Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

a. the mother, twisting and waiting quietly, her ring circled a pale finger.
b. the mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger.
c. waiting quietly and twisting her ring, the mother had a pale finger.
d. with quiet waiting, the mother twisted her ring around a pale finger.

The traditional syntax analyze the sentences as having two parts, the first one is the subject, this is the thing or person that is being talk about, and the predicate that is the rest of the sentence, all the part of the sentence that are not the subject, in this case, the most proper option is The mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger. The answer is B.

a, overstatement is the answer