The December issue of  English Today contains the latest feature article from our project in which I am discussing the acceptability of the dangling participle. Here are some of the main points addressed in the article The dangling participle – a language myth?:

• Are usage problems always straightforward and problematic?
• Can  context compensate for the lack of a suitable subject in the participle clause?
• Has the acceptability of the dangler compared to Mittins et al.’s study (1970) increased or declined?
• And last, but not least, what do you think about the dangler and its acceptability?

Read the English Today feature to receive some answers to these questions and help us answer the last question by completing the Proper English Usage online survey.

Note: You can read the full article on the English Today page of this website, or if you have access, download the original pdf from the website Cambridge Journals Online.