dangling modifier
nounDefinitions
A word or clause that qualifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing…
A word or clause that qualifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the intended meaning.
- The dangling modifier is a curse of modern writing, particularly obituaries.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dangling modifier. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA