Original sentence: A hanging participle or adjective, also known as an unattached participle, is a grammatical construction in which a sentence-initial participle or adjective phrase cannot easily be construed to refer to the subject of the sentence it precedes.Here are some similar examples, with suggestions as to how to make them easier to comprehend (or more grammatical, on some views):.However, some participial constructions do not need to agree with the subject of the sentence:.In this sentence, the particle finding clearly refers to the subject of the sentence, namely John:.Such constructions are sometimes hard to understand and are considered to be grammatical errors by some
Edited sentence: A hanging participle or adjective, also known as an unattached participle, is a grammatical error in which a participle or adjective does not agree with the noun or pronoun with which it is associated.Here are some similar errors, with suggested corrections:.However, we should note that some participles do not need to agree with a noun:.In this sentence, the particle finding agrees properly with the noun, John, with which it is associated: