English
Detailed Synonyms for dangling modifier in English
dangling modifier:
dangling modifier [the ~] noun
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the dangling modifier
– a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' 1the dangling modifier; the misplaced modifier– a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' 1