alleryStart learning →A modifier that may be wrongly attached to a word other than the one intended is called a:
Aabsolute clause
Bparallel structure
Csubjunctive mood
Ddangling modifier
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. dangling modifier
Such a modifier has no proper subject to attach to, which is what dangling means.
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