dangling participle (n)

n06324086

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

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