Unlike generals and lieutenant generals, it doesnât take 20 years to become a major general. In fact, you could reach this rank in as little as two years. If this is the case, you can expect pay of $9,531 a month, or $114,372 a year, reports the U.S. Department of Defense.
verb (used without object), dangled, dangling. 1. to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze. 2. to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.
Also called a dangling participle, hanging modifier, floater, floating modifier, or misrelated participle. Dangling modifiers are commonly (though not universally) regarded as grammatical errors. One way to correct a dangling modifier is to add a noun phrase that the modifier can logically describe. Another way to correct a dangling modifier is to make the modifier part of a dependent clause.