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dangling modifier Tweet Definition of dangling modifier Like Definition of dangling modifier on Facebook
noun 
  1. (grammar) a word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning.
    Example: Being over two hundred years old, I had difficulty reading the document. - it is the document that is old, not the reader.
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