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misplaced modifier
mis·placed mod·i·fi·er (plural mis·placed mod·i·fi·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
ambiguous modifier: a word or phrase positioned so that it is unclear what exactly it refers to, e.g. lying in the gutter in "Lying in the gutter, we saw a dead rat"

Word Usage

See dangling participle and kindly.
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