misplaced modifier

1. A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' (synset 106334815)
   is a type of: modifier, qualifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
   subtypes: dangling participle - 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'
   same as: dangling modifier

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