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dangling modifier

dangling modifier (modificador sin referente)

a describing phrase that has no word in the sentence it can logically describe.

Example

Walking to work, the rain soaked me. (Who was walking? Not the rain. Fix: Walking to work, I got soaked.)

In Spanish

dangling modifier (modificador sin referente) — una frase descriptiva que no tiene en la oración ninguna palabra a la que pueda describir de forma lógica.

Walking to work, the rain soaked me. (¿Quién caminaba? La lluvia no. Corrección: Walking to work, I got soaked.)

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