Commas almost always go inside quotation marks. In other news, apostrophes are used for possessive nouns. "Commas" is correct. "Comma's" is not, unless you're referring to something that belongs to that comma.

1. If the quoted material is an exact quote, then keep the capital letter to start it. However, in your example, the ? belongs inside the quotation marks. The ? goes with the question. 2. No, this should not be capitalized. It's a common

Mister Micawber wrote: The comma is properly needed to set off the appositive, as in your #1 and #4 (except that I would put the comma outside the quotation mark-- and 'is starred by' passive is not native; use 'stars John'). When the noun and

The comma is properly needed to set off the appositive, as in your #1 and #4 (except that I would put the comma outside the quotation mark-- and 'is starred by' passive is not native; use 'stars John'). When the noun and its appositive are short

Hi, I've highlighted your errors. Your main problems are confusion about plurals, including using 'he' when you mean 'they'. missing out 'the', 'an' or 'a' when they are needed a few punctuation and related problems (you don't use a

Hi DK, Welcome to englishforums. "Press on the wound. That will stop the bleeding". The 'that' is not a relative pronoun for a dependent clause. It is a different word (with a different pronounciation); it is the demonstrative pronoun for

... } I'm not American, Bob. I'm British, so I don't have to call } "them" what you call "them", You're in America, right? Nobody blames you for being British, but it's irrelevant. } and you don't have

The (incomplete) Punctuation FAQ Hopefully this will grow in time, as other questions are asked and answered, and other people add to this. Hopefully (!) some kind moderator or adminstrator will mark this thread as sticky. INTRODUCTION

(Restored important: {a = article}) None of these examples is German. "Ausschimpfen" is transitive. You cannot use it without a direct object. But there *is* a direct object (= accusative) in every sentence. Didn't you notice or

Commas and periods are the work horses of punctuation. Which is why they're coddled by the quotation marks. It's out of love and respect. "Workhorse" is one word. From M-W 10th: Main Entry: work·horse Pronunciation: