English
Detailed Synonyms for misplaced modifier in English
misplaced modifier:
misplaced modifier [the ~] noun
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the misplaced modifier
– 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' 1the misplaced modifier; the dangling modifier– 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