a dangling participle

  • 41based on — This phrase is not an absolute participle such as are considering and given. As a result, a sentence such as Based on your record, you are clearly qualified for the job is ungrammatical because based on is a dangling modifier with nothing to… …

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  • 42leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… …

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