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Change log entry 72587
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2021-05-06 05:34:40 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 68449 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
It's usual to call it "dangling" rather than "hanging".

<<A dangling element is a verbal phrase (participle, gerund*, or infinitive) used without an explicit subject.
E.g. "Sitting in Café Opus, my car got a parking ticket.">>
https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/centers/writing/style/essentials/dangling-element

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_modifier
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%82%AC%E5%9E%82%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%84/3924722
Diff:
- 垂懸分詞 垂悬分词 [chui2 xuan2 fen1 ci2] /hanging participle (error of grammar in English)/
+ 垂懸分詞 垂悬分词 [chui2 xuan2 fen1 ci2] /dangling participle (grammar)/
+ 垂懸結構 垂悬结构 [chui2 xuan2 jie2 gou4] /dangling element (grammar)/
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