Dangling Modifier
A dangling modifier is an error caused by not placing the noun being modified next to its modifier (or failing to use the noun being modified in the sentence).
Example:
Having seen Blackpool Tower, the Eiffel Tower is more impressive.
The example above intimates that the Eiffel Tower has seen the Blackpool Tower. A correct version would be:
Having seen Blackpool Tower, I am more impressed with the Eiffel Tower.
This version is correct, because "I" is logically attached to "Having seen Blackpool Tower". (Note: "I" is a pronoun: a type of noun.)
Example:
Being born in Dawlish, it is understandable that I miss the sea so much.
In this example, "it" was not born in Dawlish. Better versions would be:
Being born in Dawlish, I understand why I miss the sea so much.
As I was born in Dawlish, it is understandable why I miss the sea so much.
("As I was born in Dawlish" is not a modifier.)
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