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 ...

Advanced English learners frequently make recurring grammar errors that impact clarity and precision. Common issues include ...

Terence Parsons, Some Problems concerning the Logic of Grammatical Modifiers, Synthese, Vol. 21, No. 3/4, Semantics of Natural Language, I (Oct., 1970), pp. 320-334 ...