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English noun: dangling participle

1. dangling participle (communication) 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'


Broader (hypernym)dangling modifier, misplaced modifier









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