a dangling participle
31modifier — /mod euh fuy euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that modifies. 2. Gram. a. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction. b. the immediate constituent of an… …
32misplaced modifier — mis′placed mod′ifier n. oce gram. a word, phrase, or clause that seems to refer to or modify an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence, as when young in When young, circuses appeal to all of us[/ex] • usage: Sometimes, as in the… …
33modifier — mod•i•fi•er [[t]ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that modifies 2) gram. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction • Etymology: 1575–85 usage: See… …
34dangle — UK [ˈdæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb Word forms dangle : present tense I/you/we/they dangle he/she/it dangles present participle dangling past tense dangled past participle dangled 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you dangle something, or if it dangles, it… …
35dangle — dangler, n. danglingly, adv. /dang geuhl/, v., dangled, dangling, n. v.i. 1. to hang loosely, esp. with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze. 2. to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. 3. Gram.… …
36participles — 1. There are two kinds of participle in English: the present participle ending in ing as in We are going, and the past participle ending in d or ed for many verbs and in t or en or some other form for others, as in Have you decided? / New houses… …
37thread — I UK [θred] / US noun Word forms thread : singular thread plural threads ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a long thin fibre used for sewing pieces of cloth together or for weaving cotton/silk/nylon thread You need a longer piece of thread. b) a… …
38scraggled — ld adjective Etymology: from scraggling, after such pairs as English dangling (present participle of dangle) (I) : dangled (past participle of dangle) (I) : scraggly …
39List of linguistics topics — Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. See also the List of basic linguistics topics, the List of phonetics topics, the List of linguists, and the List of cognitive science… …
40Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… …
