英语词汇“misplaced modifier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

misplaced modifier: misplaced modifiers

USAGE EXAMPLES

A misplaced modifier modifies the wrong thing: “The food truck served tacos to customers in boxes.”

The Guardian(Apr 24, 2016)

My teacher, Shani Raja, has a long list of other grammatical peeves: Unsightly widows, misplaced modifiers and jargon, to name a few.

Time(Feb 12, 2016)

I may also mention how my editors patiently taught me to structure an article and sifted through my copy to recover misplaced modifiers.

Slate(May 28, 2013)

n 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'

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

dangling modifier

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'

modifier, qualifier

a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

单词	misplaced modifier
释义	misplaced modifier (once / 3939771 pages) n WORD FAMILY misplaced modifier: misplaced modifiers USAGE EXAMPLES A misplaced modifier modifies the wrong thing: “The food truck served tacos to customers in boxes.” The Guardian(Apr 24, 2016) My teacher, Shani Raja, has a long list of other grammatical peeves: Unsightly widows, misplaced modifiers and jargon, to name a few. Time(Feb 12, 2016) I may also mention how my editors patiently taught me to structure an article and sifted through my copy to recover misplaced modifiers. Slate(May 28, 2013) n 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' Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper dangling modifier 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' modifier, qualifier a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
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