plural of modifier key

adjectival or adverbial phrase of multiple words.

(computing) A key (on a computer keyboard) that may be pressed simultaneously with certain other keys to activate predefined functions.

(grammar) A word or clause that qualifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the intended meaning.

plural of dangling modifier

plural of noun modifier

(grammar) a noun which is used attributively to modify or qualify another noun, in a different way to an adjective. For example, in railway station, railway is used as a modifier to describe what kind of station it is.

plural of compound modifier

plural of squinting modifier

(grammar) A modifier that could apply either to the clause the precedes it or the clause that follows it; an instance of amphiboly.