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Definition of Dangling participle
1. Noun. 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'.
Definition of Dangling participle
1. Noun. (grammar) Any participle used as a dangling modifier. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dangling Participle
Literary usage of Dangling participle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Composition for College Students by Joseph Morris Thomas, Frederick Alexander Manchester, Frank William Scott (1922)
"Cz. The dangling participle.—The participle must modify a noun or pronoun ...
A dangling participle is one which may seem to modify grammatically a noun or ..."
2. Composition for Naval Officers by William Oliver Stevens, Carroll Storrs Alden (1918)
"What is the antecedent of " they " ? Watch the words of reference, therefore, to
make sure that their antecedents are clear. The dangling participle ..."
3. Talks on Writing English by Arlo Bates (1901)
"Just as an obscure participle ruins the sense, so what is called the ' dangling
participle ' ruins the sound. A dangling participle is a sort of " grass ..."
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