dangling modifier

ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ ˈmɒdɪfaɪər
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Translation of dangling modifier into German

Noun

grammar error

TECH.phrase or clause not clearly related to what it modifiesTECH.
schwebender Modifikator
  • 'Running to catch the bus, his wallet fell' has a dangling modifier..'Laufend, um den Bus zu erwischen, fiel seine Brieftasche' hat einen schwebenden Modifikator
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Synonyms and analogies of dangling modifier in English

n.misplaced modifierMore synonyms

Examples of dangling modifier in a sentence

  • The sentence was corrected to fix the dangling modifier.

dangling modifier: Examples and translations in context

Okay, we'll pick up here tomorrow and then we'll move on to dangling modifiers.

Wir kommen morgen darauf zurück und beschäftigen uns weiter mit Syntax.

Keep on guard for dangling modifiers and avoid sentence fragments.

(Achte auf Attribut ohne (erkennbares) Bezugswort und vermeide Satzfragmente.)

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