dangling modifier

Letters that make dangling modifier

a, o, d, e, f, g, l, n, m, r, i are letters that make 'dangling modifier'

Words within dangling modifier

ER, OD, modifier, IE, AN, DA, Lin, ANG, ng, mod, li, ie, in, angling, dangling, ling, IN, MO, Er, In, Li, Mo, mo are words within 'dangling modifier'

1 possible definitions for 'dangling modifier'

Dangling Modifier as "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'"

Under this definition, dangling modifier is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

misplaced modifier has the same meaning as dangling modifier

dangling modifier as a type

'dangling modifier' can be a type of modifier, qualifier.

Types of dangling modifier

dangling participle is a type of dangling modifier.


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