dangling modifier (n)
misplaced modifier (n)

n06323822

type n
lex_filenum 10
def 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'
Outgoing links
Hypernym modifier, qualifier
Hyponym dangling participle
Incoming links
Hyponym modifier, qualifier
Hypernym dangling participle

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