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Thesaurus: dangling participle

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’

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  1. n. a word/participle">participle (usually at the word/beginning">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’