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单词 misplaced modifier
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Definition of misplaced modifier in US English:

misplaced modifier

noun
Grammar
  • A phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I stabbed the article I was editing with my pencil, skewering a misplaced modifier with a flourish.
    • Closer editing would have helped the book and eliminated misspellings, misplaced modifiers, and cliches.
    • Americans may sometimes find the prose a bit daunting, the occasional Anglicism, misplaced modifier, and passive voice requiring a thorough rereading.
    • The FCPT tests students' skills in coordination and subordination, logic, and misplaced modifiers; none of these concepts are covered in the developmental English course.
    • He brings up some examples of dangling / misplaced modifiers in text: you know them, they show up in those lists of bloopers, like Lying on the beach, mosquitoes attacked me.

Definition of misplaced modifier in US English:

misplaced modifier

noun
Grammar
  • A phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I stabbed the article I was editing with my pencil, skewering a misplaced modifier with a flourish.
    • The FCPT tests students' skills in coordination and subordination, logic, and misplaced modifiers; none of these concepts are covered in the developmental English course.
    • He brings up some examples of dangling / misplaced modifiers in text: you know them, they show up in those lists of bloopers, like Lying on the beach, mosquitoes attacked me.
    • Closer editing would have helped the book and eliminated misspellings, misplaced modifiers, and cliches.
    • Americans may sometimes find the prose a bit daunting, the occasional Anglicism, misplaced modifier, and passive voice requiring a thorough rereading.
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