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Need Help With Dangling Modifiers

0 My parents keep saying that the following sentence is incorrect because there is a mistake with the dangling modifer but I think it's correct. 02br
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00"Feared for its rapid fire, the machine gun intimidated every soldier on the battlefield." 02br
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00Could someone tell me if it's right or wrong, and why? Thanks in advance! 0-
  

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0 Hi guest, 02br 02br 00"In grammar a dangling modifier or misplaced modifier is a word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning" (Wikipaedia) 02br 02br 00A dangling modifier can 01i 00potentially02i 00 apply to either the subject or the object of the sentece. "12blockquote 12br 02br 00I cannot find a problem with this sentence. It seems clear to me that the machine gun is feared for its rapid fire, and that the soldiers are frightened of the machine gun.

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  • 0 Hi guest, 02br 02br 00"In grammar a dangling modifier or misplaced modifier is a word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning" (Wikipaedia) 02br 02br 00A dangling modifier can 01i 00potentially02i 00 apply to either the subject or the object of the sentece.
  • "12blockquote 12br 02br 00I cannot find a problem with this sentence.
  • It seems clear to me that the machine gun is feared for its rapid fire, and that the soldiers are frightened of the machine gun.
  • 02br 02br 00Let's wait for Mr.
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0 Hi guest, 02br
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00"In grammar a dangling modifier or misplaced modifier is a word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning" (Wikipaedia) 02br
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00A dangling modifier can 01i00potentially02i00 apply to either the subject or the object
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00Feared for its rapid fire, the machine gun intimidated every soldier on the battlefield.12blockquote
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00Hello Guest 02br
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00'Feared for its rapid fire' qualifies 'the machine gun', which is the subject of the main clause, and so doesn't seem to dangle. 02br
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00Some people might ob
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0But what about the rights of the Living Dead, Mr. P?050010id55
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