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- noun grammar Any participle used as a
dangling modifier .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
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skipvia commented on the word dangling participle
"A Minnesota National Guard helicopter lost a door while in flight around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. While flying over the Maplewood-Oakdale area, the door was lost and has not yet been recovered."
-Fox News, Twin Cities
July 16, 2008
dontcry commented on the word dangling participle
AND for a short time also a dangling particopter.
July 16, 2008