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When there is a word in front of a number that tells what the number is representing, the word is capped with five exceptions: page, line, paragraph, verse, size. The number is always in a figure. ...

This post was motivated by a FB question. The word then is generally an adverb with the meaning "at that time" or "next." As an adverb, it does not take punctuation. ...We were then visiting frie...

We all know that there must be a comma in front of a coordinate conjunction that has a complete sentence after it. ...went with her, and she declined the assistance. ...was standing nearby, but th...

There is a comma before the word but when there is an independent sentence after it. ...was there, but he did not take part in the discussion. ...sent the payment, but it was not posted until seve...

When someone chooses to switch into quotes after the word that, you just have no choice but to use quotation marks (despite the fact that your trusty English teacher told you never to use quotes af...

Put a comma before the and because there is an independent subject and verb after the and. ...I was driving northbound on Madison, and I turned left onto Rourke. ...Rachel went to the hospital, an...

There is a comma before but when there is an independent subject and verb after. ...was here, but she could not stay long... ...was here but could not stay long... ...wrote her, but I wasn't sure...

When i.e. or e.g. are used, they introduce a renaming of what was just said. How they are punctuated depends upon where they are in the sentence and what follows them. When they are at the end of ...

This question keeps coming up. When you have a coordinate conjunction -- and, but, or, nor -- there is never a single comma by itself after it. You might want to surround something after a coordina...