dangling participle

Noun

Meaning

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'

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

dangling modifier misplaced modifier

Examples

I’m usually the first to pontificate on a dangling participle, or to get apoplectic over lack of agreement between parts of speech. Source: Internet

Words and pictures show children what a dangling participle is all about. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dangling link dangling modifier dangling over dangling pointer dangling reference danglingly