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dangling participle

noun
🔊/ˌdæŋɡlɪŋ pɑːˈtɪsɪpl/
🔊/ˌdæŋɡlɪŋ ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpl/
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  1. a participle that relates to a noun that is not mentioned垂悬分词（相关的名词没有出现的分词） ‘Dangling participles’ are not considered correct. In the sentence ‘While walking home, my phone rang’,‘walking’ is a dangling participle. A correct form of the sentence would be ‘While I was walking home, my phone rang’.