John's grapples with grammar part 3, by Nicki Copeland
Photo by Hu Chen on Unsplash I’m writing this on a Saturday afternoon, sitting in my conservatory, looking out at my very long grass and thinking (admittedly with some relief) that it’s too wet to mow. I’m now tying up all the loose ends before a much-needed week off, and by the time this post is published I will hopefully be feeling super chilled and very rested after a few days at the coast. For now, though, it’s been a crazy couple of weeks workwise – and the fact that I’m sitting at my computer at all on a Saturday afternoon is testament to that! Anyhow, I hope you will indulge another blog briefly featuring our hero, John, as he seeks to get to grips with all things grammar. Today, the dangler… Danglers ‘The what?’ I hear you ask. The dangler, or the dangling modifier, is one of my favourites. It’s simply where the modifying clause at the start of the sentence doesn’t connect with the second half of the sentence, and is left hanging. Usually, we kno...