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  • What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

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  • I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

    – Frankk
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  • P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

    – Frankk
    28 mins ago
















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  • What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    35 mins ago











  • I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

    – Frankk
    29 mins ago











  • P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

    – Frankk
    28 mins ago














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  • What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    35 mins ago











  • I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

    – Frankk
    29 mins ago











  • P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

    – Frankk
    28 mins ago



















  • What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    35 mins ago











  • I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

    – Frankk
    29 mins ago











  • P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

    – Frankk
    28 mins ago

















What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

– Janus Bahs Jacquet
35 mins ago





What does your research tell you? And how can something be a dangling participle when there’s no context for it to dangle from?

– Janus Bahs Jacquet
35 mins ago













I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

– Frankk
29 mins ago





I take your point. Candidly, when I researched 'dangling participle', I didn't really understand it so I came to this site.

– Frankk
29 mins ago













P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

– Frankk
28 mins ago





P.S is your 'from' a dangling participle?

– Frankk
28 mins ago










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