misplaced modifier
/mɪsˌpleɪst ˈmɒdɪfaɪər/
a modifier too far from the word it modifies
“She almost drove her car into every mailbox. (She didn't almost—she almost hit them.)”
Origin: From the modifier being in the wrong place
/mɪsˌpleɪst ˈmɒdɪfaɪər/
a modifier too far from the word it modifies
“She almost drove her car into every mailbox. (She didn't almost—she almost hit them.)”
Origin: From the modifier being in the wrong place