Questions tagged [dangling-participles]
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Are all introductory phrases dangling participles if the subject is not directly after them?
Not sure if I'm phrasing this right, but I will try (I hope it's not a dumb question). If you're being strict with grammar, everything can be a dangling participle if there's no subject directly after the modifier? Then it's up to the reader to…
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Dangling present participle
The following sentence sounds normal, but I would like to ask if it has a correct structure or is it dangling participle because the subject of the main clause is "the doctor" whereas that of participle phrase is "the number of surgeries."
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by remaining calm- a dangling participle?
I am wondering whether "remaining" is a dangling participle in the following:
By remaining calm, a solution is usually possible.
I'd appreciate your help.
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Participle Attachment
In the following sentence what word does the participle phrase "leaving it damp, wrinkled and only a little less discolored." attach to. Is its use correct? Is there a special category of participles that "leaving," which carries with it a sense of…
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Dangling participles and more
I'm writing a paper and I have two questions about the sentence below.
The mineral derangements, represented by A and B, in the patients at the chronic phase after transplantation were strongly associated with the former C in a positive and…
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Is this a dangling participle?
Exploring the significant characters, consider their strengths and weaknesses.
Is this a dangling participle? Currently, my two English teachers disagree. One says that the subject is implied and it isn't incorrect grammar, and the other says…
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When addressing a general audience, some of them may be
..."Can" is more likely when you are addressing a particular person. "Can" expresses ability, so we tend to make some sort of appraisal of whether the person being addressed actually has that ability. When addressing a general audience, some of…
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one would expect the doctor to retire
After spending so many years working in hospitals, one would expect the doctor to have retired.
After spending so many years working in hospitals, one would expect the doctor to retire.
Q1) Do they both mean the same?
Q2) What is the subject of…
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What was your main problem, when/in performing the analysis? [dangler]
(1) What was your main problem, when performing the analysis?
(2) What was your main problem, in performing the analysis?
"When performing the analysis" in (1) is a dangler.
"In performing the analysis" in (2) is not a dangler.
Am I right? Thanks!
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Dangling or not
"We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which,
did you know that they're moving to Ealing?"
An example from Cambridge Dictionary.
Is the present participle 'speaking' a dangling modifier here? If not, please explain.
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Is this sentence a dangling participle or a missing modifier?
My father's grandfather and his brother fought at the battle of Vimy Ridge.
My first question looking at this sentence is, "Whose brother? Your Dad's, or his Grandpa's?"
There's some confusion over whose brother actually went to Vimy. How would…
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a dangling participle
a dangling participle
The sentence below is from IT by Stephen King.
Here, ganged around a bus stop with a sign reading KENMORE SQUARE CITY
CENTER, he sees waitresses, nurses, city employees, their faces naked
and puffed with sleep.
It seems…
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Does this sentence begin with a dangling participle?
Is this a dangling participle? If so, is there a way to fix the first clause to eliminate the dangling participle? Should I add the word “When”? Or is it okay as is?
Confronted with failure on a regular basis, how business professionals respond to…
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dangling participles principle correction
How can I correct the following sentence with dangling participles principle?
Writing carefully, dangling participles should be avoided
Is the following correction is acceptable:
Writing carefully, you should avoid dangling participles
What can…
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Verbal noun after a passive construction - dangling or not?
Is this sentence correct (in a mathematical text):
"This formula is established by observing that A+B=C" ?
My feeling is that everything is OK because there IS identity of subjects: the reader who observes one formula can establish the other one.
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