#dangling_modifier__misplaced_modifier__misplacedmodifier  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'
  supertype:  #modifier.content_word__qualifier  a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
  subtype:  #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'

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