dangling participle

• Erreur grammaticale où un participe présent ou passé n'a pas de sujet clair dans la phrase, ce qui rend la phrase ambiguë ou comique de manière involontaire.

A grammatical error in which a participle phrase does not clearly modify the intended noun in a sentence, often resulting in ambiguity or unintended humor.

1. Grammatical errorC1formal

   A participle (often ending in -ing or -ed) that is not clearly linked to the noun it is meant to modify, resulting in an illogical or confusing sentence.

   participe pendant

   • 'Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful.' (The trees are not walking.)
   • 'Having finished the book, the movie was watched.' (The movie did not finish the book.)
   • 'Covered in mud, the dog was hard to see.' (The dog is covered in mud, not the person.)