Dangling modifier

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English

Noun

dangling modifier

1. ((grammar{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning.

   Example: Being over two hundred years old, I had difficulty reading the document. - it is the document that is old, not the reader.