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noun
Any participle used as a dangling modifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Broader terms: dangling modifier, dangler
noun
a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dangling modifier, misplaced modifier
History
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Across languages
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