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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

For dangling modifier.

Hi.


I am really confused with the usage of dangling modifier in English.


For example,


' you can see the curly characters, followed by a pair of things '


' you can see the curly characters, which are followed by a pair of things '


from what i have been taught, the second sentence is correct, but sometimes i can see phrases like the first one above is also used.


Which one is correct? do they just depend on each phrase?

  

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anonymous Which one is correct? Both constructions are OK. Very often you can leave out "which/who is", "which/who are", "which/who was", or "which/who were" before a participle, especially right after a noun you're modifying.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Which one is correct?
  • Both constructions are OK.
  • Very often you can leave out "which/who is", "which/who are", "which/who was", or "which/who were" before a participle, especially right after a noun you're modifying.
  • ] ) + participle In the following examples the words in parentheses are optional.
  • We also sampled some desserts (which were) made by a local bakery.
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anonymousWhich one is correct?

Both constructions are OK. Very often you can leave out "which/who is", "which/who are", "which/who was", or "which/who were" before a participle, especially right after a noun you're modifying.

noun + ( which/who [is / are / ...] ) + participle

In the following examples the words in parentheses are optional.

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