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January 25, 2006
Keep those Modifiers from Dangling,
If you want to write well, one of the stylistic elements that you need to pay heed are those nasty dangling modifiers, whether in participial, gerund, or phrasal form. Although sometimes insidious to spot, these grammatical faux pas will tinge your writing and confuse your readers' train of thought. Much like a poorly segued musical transition, dangling modifiers impinge somewhat strangely on the ear and often lend unintended yet grotesque humor to your writing in
From Keep those Modifiers from Dangling,
Posted by Lorren at January 25, 2006 11:16 AM
