dangling modifier vs dangling participle

dangling participle vs dangling modifier

dangling modifier and dangling participle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dangling modifier	Yes	No	No	No
dangling participle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dangling participle is a hyponym of dangling modifier; that is, dangling participle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dangling modifier:

dangling modifier: 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'
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'

dangling modifier (noun)	dangling participle (noun)
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'	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'

Difference between dangling modifier and dangling participle

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