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dangling modifier is a noun meaning "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'". It carries one recorded sense.
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'
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dangling modifier come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.