dangling modifier

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  • 无明确对象修饰语
  • dangling v.摇晃;悬垂;挂着;追求n.摇摆;摇摆物
  • modifier n.修正的人;修饰语;调节器;(火箭;火药的)改良成分
Noun:
  1. 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'