Dangling Modifier
Being a riverine country, her rivers present different scenes at different times.
Is the sentence right? .I am confused about " her rivers"?. I mean I am indicating "dangling modifier".
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Yes, I would change her rivers to eg Canada's rivers. riverine is an uncommon word.
- Yes, I would change her rivers to eg Canada's rivers.
- riverine is an uncommon word.
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Yes, I would change her rivers to eg Canada's rivers.
riverine is an uncommon word.
0Being a riverine country, her rivers present different scenes at different times.
Technically, perhaps, but the meaning is perfectly understandable. The non-finite clause refers to the referent of "her", so the link between the two clauses is clear. The referent of "her" would presumably have been mentioned earlier in the discourse, so there would be no need to repeat it.
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