DANGLING CONSTRUCTION
A dangling construction is a group of words that
the writer intends to be a modifier for a noun or phrase but the noun or phrase
is not actually in the sentence. Instead, the modifier erroneously describes a
noun or phrase that is in the sentence - sometimes with humorous results.
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PROBLEM
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SOLUTION
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Stashed away in the company
storage room for the past twenty years, the owner of the painting has decided to
sell it. (Which was stashed in the company storage room: the owner or
the painting?)
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· The owner of the painting that has been stored in the company storage
room for the past twenty years has decided to sell it.
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After eating on the
street, her stomach usually hurts. (Which was eating on the street:
herself or her stomach?)
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After eating on the
street, she usually feels hurt
on her stomach.
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ANTECEDENT OF PRONOUN
A pronoun antecedent is a word
that comes before a pronoun to which the pronoun refers. Following are
definitions of antecedent as well as a review about the types of pronoun,
information about the functions of an antecedent in a sentence, and examples of
how to use in a sentence.
Examples :
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INCORRECT
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CORRECT
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Willy doesn't like
millennials because it
isjudged.
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Willy doesn’t like
millennials because they
arejudged.
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Many people don’t realize
what he/she have until it is lost.
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Many people don’t realize
what they have until it is lost.
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