A run-on is two main clauses joined by a conjunction with no comma: It was hot and it was cold. If you're implying that a comma is mandatory in such cases, and that failing to use one is a mistake, then I'm afraid I disagree.

Below are my suggestions for your paragraphs. The crossouts are my deletions and the colo r bar words are my replacements. There is more than one correct way to say what you have to say. I gained experience have experiences working with older and

I'm uncertain as to whether my use of the colon is correct or random puntuation mark scatter. :) Oh, if I've made any other errors I'm happy to be corrected. Thank you. I've signed up for Martin's Money

I agree, it's only a minor point when I slip-up and misspell a word, but not when anyone else makes the same mistake.

There is nothing wrong with what your boss is doing - he is just following the style he knows. You should stop resisting and just do it. If I were in his position, I wouldn't question whether you knew what you were going in terms of

Hi, I was not able to find the error in this sentence: You must really make an effort; stop making excuses and try saving some money each month from wages this year. I see nothing wrong with . . . try saving . . . I do

Hey guys, I have always had trouble putting questions in larger sentences without it sounding awkward or feeling like I made some grammatical error. Here is an example sentence: "Van Inwagen's question to

Hi, Mr.Micawber! Thanks for checking the sentences. Please, what kind of mistakes are there in the following sentences (I understood that I had to change semi-colon by periods in the first three sentences), because you said "These need

I work for an online editing and proofreading service where we see many, many letters of motivation. Please see my profile for more information. I won't revise your whole letter here, but I will show you the changes I would make to your first

I find these rules at http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp very helpful. Rule 1 Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single