"dangling modifier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dangling modifiers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dangling modifier (plural dangling modifiers)
  1. (grammar) A word or clause that qualifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the intended meaning. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (word or clause): syftningsfel [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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