HyperDic English DANG ... dangling modifier

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English 1 sense of the expression *dangling modifier*:
NOUN	communication	dangling modifier, misplaced modifier	a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence

Englishdangling modifier: 1 sense noun 1, communication
Meaning	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'.
Synonym	misplaced modifier
Narrower	dangling participle	A participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended
Broader	modifier, qualifier	A content word that qualifies the meaning / meaning of a noun or verb

HyperDicEnglishDANG ... dangling modifier