Misplaced Modifier
nounid
91679·updated May 18, 2026verified
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'
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dangling modifier
- plural
- Misplaced Modifiers
- possessive
- Misplaced Modifier's
- pluralpossessive
- Misplaced Modifiers'
Framework definitions
- §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'
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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'DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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