Definition (incomplete comparison or dangling modifier?)
Occurs when a sentence lacks enough information for readers to understand the objective
Incomplete comparison
The hike was more challenging ____ our previous one.
Than
Listening to loud music, the headache became unbearable.
Listening to loud music, I found the headache to become unbearable.
When the modifier is not describing the word or phrase it intends to describe
Dangling modifier
This puzzle is just __ easy __ the one we did yesterday.
as ... as
Falling leaves hit the ground, jumping into the pile.
Falling leaves hit the ground, as I jumped into the pile.
His grades are better, but he still needs to work harder to achieve his goals
Incomplete comparison
Today’s weather is warm__ ____ yesterday’s
-er, than
Kicking the ball, the crowd cheered loudly.
Kicking the ball, the player heard the crowd cheer loudly.
Includes an action and a doer
Dangling modifier
Rewrite: "That was a difficult exam".
That was the most difficult exam we’ve had this semester.
The flashing lighting and strong winds, the bunny struggled through the storm.
The flashing lightning and strong winds, the storm raged as the bunny struggled.
Crashing and falling, the animals ran away from the forest
The weather today feels colder yesterday, but tomorrow is expected to be the cold day of the week, making Monday seem like it was warm.
The weather today feels colder than yesterday, but tomorrow is expected to be the coldest day of the week, making Monday seem like it was warm.
Blinding, the light was turned off.
Blinded by the light, I turned it off.