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*** "Smiling happily, she won the choral competition" | *** "Smiling happily, she won the choral competition" | ||
= unclear if she won the competition becuase she was "smiling happily" or she was "smiling happily" when she won the tournament | = unclear if she won the competition becuase she was "smiling happily" or she was "smiling happily" when she won the tournament | ||
* see [https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/dangling-participle.html https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/d Dangling participle (english-grammar-revolution.com)] | |||
* See | * See | ||
** [[https://examples.yourdictionary.com/gerund-examples.html Gerund examples (yourdictionary.com)]] | ** [[https://examples.yourdictionary.com/gerund-examples.html Gerund examples (yourdictionary.com)]] | ||