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Dangling modifier Moderate

Origin: French suffix -ier

Dangling modifier has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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'

2

A word or clause that qualifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the intended meaning.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
modifier
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dangling participle
Rhyming Words
hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier
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