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Synonyms for dangling-participle
Noun
- 1. dangling participle, dangling modifier, misplaced modifier
- usage: 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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