SQUINTING MODIFIER Definition & Meaning

squinting modifier

Grammar.

a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.

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“With the gun” here is what’s known as a misplaced or “squinting” modifier.

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A squinting modifier modifies two things at once: “Cycling up hills quickly tones your thighs.”

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