dangling participle

Dang it all, Connie! I was going to post the danglin'est participle you ever saw! Now you went an' ruined it all for me! And broke me out of my scheme here too! only you, Connie, only you

Although any misplaced word, phrase, or clause can be said to dangle when it hangs loosely within a sentence, the term dangling is applied primarily to incoherent verbal phrases and elliptical clauses. A dangling modifier is one that does not refer clearly and logically to some word in the sentence. [example of dangling participle: Taking our seats, the game started.]

So, see Connie? You can have a dangling participle, a dangling gerund, a dangling infinitive, and even a nice dangling ellipitcal clause! Does that clear it up for you?
Sheesh! Now that I'm waxing serious with the word discusssion here, I might have to paste this thread over to Q & A!

or clause can be said to dangle when it hangs loosely within a sentence
Perhaps, dear Connie, you have the (ahem) background to clarify this statement for us?

Or is that hangs loseley, moosick?
Halloo! Never thought you'd hear that echo from the past again did'ja?

Now back to my "word post" theme....