Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dangling modifier | Yes | No | No | No |
modifier | Yes | No | No | No |
dangling modifier (noun) | modifier (noun) |
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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 gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene |
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb | |
a person who changes something | |
a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising |