Defenition of the word dangling participle

• Defenition of the word dangling participle

  • a participle (usually at the begining 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'
  • 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''
  • 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'

Hypernyms for the word dangling participle

• • dangling modifier
  • misplaced modifier

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