dangling participle
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1. 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' (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dangling modifier, misplaced modifier, |
| definition | : | 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' (noun.communication) |
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