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dangling gerund phrase
Language; General language
An introductory gerund phrase that is not logically related to the subject.
dangling modifier
Language; General language
A word or phrase that modifies something that is not clearly present or identified in the sentence.
dash (– and —)
Language; General language
A horizontal punctuation mark of varying length that is used, for example, to indicate pauses or breaks in a sentence and omissions of words or letters.
dative case
Language; General language
The case that indicates that the marked referent is the verb's indirect object.
dead metaphor
Language; General language
A metaphor made up of words whose literal meanings have ceased to be generally understood.
declarative content clause
Language; General language
A type of clause that (usually) consists of the conjunction that plus an independent clause, e.g. "It is fortunate that they came."
declension
Language; General language
The systematic modification of pronouns, nouns, and adjectives to show number, case, and gender. For example, using s to show plural.
