 dangling_participle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) 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' | |
| Related terms: | dangling_modifier | |
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dangling_modifier |
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