Clarity in writing includes form, not just words.

Sheets don't sleep. That's why this sentence is a classic example of a dangling participle. A dangling participle is just one type of dangling modifier or, more simply, dangler.

Modifiers are describing phrases or clauses which support or tell more about your idea. Therefore, they have to be placed next to what they modify. Misplaced Modifers: Dangling modifiers are those ...

Whenever a modifying phrase like "in France" sits in a place where it causes even momentary confusion or awkwardness, we call it a dangler. The most famous of the danglers is the dangling ...

My friend Peter Page builds high-rises. He knows that if he were to put a beam in the wrong place, the whole thing could come down. In a much less dramatic, costly and dangerous way, a misplaced ...