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A dangling participle or '''misplaced modifier''', is intended to be used to modify a noun in a sentence; however this grammar modifier[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_modifier] can completely change the meaning of the sentence making the to misinterpret it. | |||
== '''What is a participle?''' == | == '''What is a participle?''' == | ||
In grammar[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar],according to the Prentice-Hall Handbook for Writers, participle is a verbal used as an adjective[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective]. Though a participle cannot make an assertion,it is derived from a verb and cam take an object and be modified by an adverb. As an adjective, a participle can modify a noun | In grammar[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar],according to the Prentice-Hall Handbook for Writers, participle is a verbal used as an adjective[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective]. Though a participle cannot make an assertion,it is derived from a verb and cam take an object and be modified by an adverb. As an adjective, a participle can modify a noun or pronoun[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun]. | ||
The '''present particles''' ends in -ing: singing, dressing,trying. | The '''present particles''' ends in -ing: singing, dressing,trying. | ||