Defenition of the word misplaced modifier

• Defenition of the word 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'
  • 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''

Synonyms for the word misplaced modifier

• • dangling modifier

Hyponyms for the word misplaced modifier

• • dangling participle

Hypernyms for the word misplaced modifier

• • modifier
  • qualifier

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