Dangling Participle
nounid
45597·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Dangling Participles
- possessive
- Dangling Participle's
- pluralpossessive
- Dangling Participles'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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'
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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'DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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