Writing Odds With A Colon
In my region (Connecticut, USA), I sometimes see chances of winning (even on forms...
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Quotation Mark, Correct Usage?
Quotation marks, correct usage. I understand that the quotation mark goes outside...
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Comma Usage For Implied Subject?
I have some sentences that are navigation instructions to the reader. There are composed...
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Teresa Heinz Kerry
Just wondering - one of our presidential candidates' wife's name is Teresa Heinz...
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Dashed Words
a) "According to the report, Harvard is the highest rated university." or b) "According...
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Sentence Review Please
All right, I know I've been taught proper usage/punctuation of "etc" but I forgot...
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Comma Usage?
He explains that however different the tempi of the individual variations are from...
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The Use Of Colon (:)
Recently I read the novels "Maurice" (by E.M. Forster) and "Jane Eyre" (by Charlotte...
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Semi-Colon Confusion
As I understand it, the rules for semi-colon use are: 1. After serial commons to...
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Comma Usage
Hi all, I'm inclined to delete the comma after the "but" in the following sentence...
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"Such As" Versus "Like" Versus ..?
I'd like to get some comments from the esteemed experts here about proper usage of...
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~ As Follows; +++
What I expect is a dependent sentence when coming with a when clause as follows;...
Punctuation
Hi, I’m reading a book on ‘English Language/Grammar’ and there’s something that...
More On Comma Usage.
I do find these troubling. Is my comma usage correct around "however" and "whereas...
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Half Quote?
Could somebody please tell me the correct usage of ' (half quote, I believe it is...
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Sainsburys?
What do the grammar and usage books says about the use of the apostrophe in the names...
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Semicolons?
Hi all, Please check if the usage of semicolons in the following sentence is correct...
Choosing Between The Formal And The Informal...
Hello, I don't quite understand, first, the structure and, second, the meaning...
Introductory Element Vs. Parenthetical...
I have a question about the usage of commas in introductory elements or parenthetical...
Comma Usage With 'So'
Which of the following is the most grammatically correct? a) I wasn't enjoying the...
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