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English 1b3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Dangling or Misplaced Modifier

With their impressive track record, we were excited to have them join our team.

Would you call the phrase starting with 'with' a misplaced modifier and suggest it be rewritten?

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Top answer

Yes and no. It's not a bad one. " I'd probably let it go in most cases.

— Enoon

  • Yes and no.
  • It's not a bad one.
  • " I'd probably let it go in most cases.
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Yes and no. It's not a bad one. It is much like "Given their impressive ...." I'd probably let it go in most cases.
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enoonYes and no. It's not a bad one. It is much like "Given their impressive ...." I'd probably let it go in most cases.
Does 'with their impressive' function adjectivally (hence it is a misplaced modifier in my original sentence), whereas does 'given their impressive' function adverbially, which explains why it cannot be a misplaced modifier?
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The grammar of it is murky to me. An introductory phrase tries to attach to the subject. "We" are not "with their ... record" in the usual sense of "with", but this is not the usual sense. "With" here means something like "considering", "when one considers", and the phrase becomes self-contained. It is more a matter of sense than of grammatical analysis to my mind. Anyway, it is natural English. T
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