Entries by Damian Scattergood

Misplaced modifiers, dangly bits

Misplaced Modifiers Dangling modifiers aka misplaced modifiers are all expressions that grammarians toss into the conversation on purpose to confuse and embarrass the rest of us. So what do they mean? Consider this sentence: walking down the high street, the new shoe shop caught her eye. We all probably know what is meant, but grammatically […]