DANGLING CONSTRUCTION AND ANTECEDENT OF PRONOUN

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.

PROBLEM	SOLUTION
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?)	·         The owner of the painting that has been stored in the company storage room for the past twenty years has decided to sell it.
After eating on the street, her stomach usually hurts. (Which was eating on the street: herself or her stomach?)	After eating on the street, she usually feels hurt on her stomach.

                                                     

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             :

INCORRECT	CORRECT
Willy doesn't like millennials because it isjudged.	Willy doesn’t like millennials because they arejudged.
Many people don’t realize what he/she have until it is lost.	Many people don’t realize what they have until it is lost.