misplaced modifier in English
noun
1
a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.
The FCPT tests students' skills in coordination and subordination, logic, and misplaced modifiers ; none of these concepts are covered in the developmental English course.
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1. Or between a misplaced modifier and a logical sentence.
2. ‘Americans may sometimes find the prose a bit daunting, the occasional Anglicism, misplaced modifier, and passive voice requiring a thorough rereading.’ 1.1 mass noun The quality of being typically English or of favouring English things.