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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Dangling modifiers
I heard that we have to avoid "dangling modifiers" and those are not correct in standard English grammar but also heard some of dangling modifiers such as considering, assuming, and including(I am not sure that it is also a part of dangling modifiers),etc are acceptable. Or nowadays, is there no problem using any dangling modifiers? Then, who decides which dangling modifiers are okay to use or not? Thanks in advance to all. P.s How about "based on"
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In reality, few people who are actually writing or speaking pay any attention to the degree of dangleness unless it makes the sentence obviously humorous or odd. The person who decides is your teacher, editor, or boss. Nevertheless, it is good practice for anyone who wishes to write well to try to avoid any such modifiers.
- In reality, few people who are actually writing or speaking pay any attention to the degree of dangleness unless it makes the sentence obviously humorous or odd.
- The person who decides is your teacher, editor, or boss.
- Nevertheless, it is good practice for anyone who wishes to write well to try to avoid any such modifiers.
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In reality, few people who are actually writing or speaking pay any attention to the degree of dangleness unless it makes the sentence obviously humorous or odd. The person who decides is your teacher, editor, or boss. Nevertheless, it is good practice for anyone who wishes to write well to try to avoid any such modifiers.
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Thanks for the quick answer. I have brought this sentence "The company has produced many internationally-acclaimed principal dancers, including Kim Joo-won and Kim Ji-young". Here, ", including" is also used as one of the dangling modifiers?
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