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Dangling Participle

nounid 45597·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Dangling Participles
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Dangling Participle's
pluralpossessive
Dangling Participles'

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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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