Hello, everyone You may find this rather silly, but I am never sure whether I should (not) use commas to enclose initial adjunct expressions....
Another oddity from MS Word Grammar Checker. The original sentence: From under the warm water of the shower, “What babe? Oh, yeah, that’s fine....
Hello everyone, I'm writing a resume and I want to describe the Senior Patrol Leader position in boy scouts. Is a comma correct syntax for this...
Equality and diversity will be modelled and maintained, by also providing learning examples which relate to the values of the students. I think...
i see a lot of dialogue has a comma in it, e.g “I am going to the zoo,” said Martha. im curious, whats the comma for?
OK, I'm a little at odds with a few phrases where I've been told I need a comma, and I don't really feel like it works. 1st is a couple of...
I just had a moment. We've got the Chambers, the Collins, the Oxford—and possibly a few others... I understand it's not cricket to mix US and UK...
Hi Writing-Community, Often, I don’t know which punctuation mark I should use. Don’t get me wrong! It’s difficult for me to choose between...
I've just come across a wonderful book on editing by Bill Walsh. It's called Lapsing into a Comma. At the time he was writing it, he was an editor...
Should there be a comma after “March 5” in both examples below? I say no. On March 5 at 10 a.m., cops arrested the suspect. On Thursday, March 5...
Comma before “as” below? If yes, why? Or use no commas, as in this example?
Is a comma required before “with” below? And if so, is a comma always required before “with” in similar constructions? What is the grammatical...
Is a comma needed after Ave. in both examples below? If so, why? It is located on 829 Western Ave., by Jules. It is located on 829 Western Ave.,...
Should the semicolon below be replaced by a comma? Stylistically, then, it is acceptable; right? Thank you!
John said, “Margaret is on vacation from Monday, the 2nd, till Thursday, the 17th.” My question is this: Should the 2nd and the 17th be enclosed...
One punctuation rule that never fails to trip me up is how you end a sentence which is followed by a detail relating to that sentence. Ex: With...
What's the rule here? It's one of those that always has me stalling mid-sentence. I know a punctuation mark is not always required prior to a...
"There you are Mr Tom, and some Hobnobs, your favourite." vs "There you are Mr Tom, and some Hobnobs. Your favourite." I have been told by an...
He's not going; right? She admitted it; correct? Do semicolons precede right and correct here? They are elliptical sentences that mean "Is that...
Do you agree with my insertion and omission of the comma in my two examples below based on my explanations in brackets? Am I correct on both...
Separate names with a comma.
