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MISPLACED MODIFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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'
Synonyms:
dangling modifier; misplaced modifier
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("misplaced modifier" is a kind of...):
modifier; qualifier (a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misplaced modifier"):
dangling participle (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')
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