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dangling participle meaning and definition

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DANGLING PARTICIPLE noun

Definition of dangling participle (noun)

  1. 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: Princeton University Wordnet

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