| NOUN | communication | misplaced modifier, dangling modifier | a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence |
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| 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'. | |
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| Synonym | dangling 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 |
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