English noun: dangling modifier | |||
1. | dangling modifier (communication) 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 | misplaced modifier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | modifier, qualifier | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dangling participle | ||