Misplaced modifiers are words or phrases that are not positioned correctly in a sentence, causing confusion or changing the intended meaning. They should be placed near the word they modify to ensure clarity.
Related terms
Dangling Modifiers: These are similar to misplaced modifiers but occur when the word being modified is missing from the sentence.
Ambiguous Modifiers: These are modifiers that can modify more than one word in a sentence, leading to confusion about their intended meaning.
Squinting Modifiers: These are modifiers that can be interpreted as modifying either the word before or after them, creating ambiguity.