But misplacing the modifier in this case was particularly embarrassing to the editor who wrote the headline, because sussing out misplaced modifiers is one of her strengths.

I sometimes enjoy testing the limits of my car stereo after a long day of telling other people what to do. In the morning, however, I need calm. Were it not for the obvious safety hazard, I might ...

When he was teaching journalism, he found that the dangling modifier was the most common grammar mistake he encountered. Fortunately, most danglers are easily fixed.