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When the word now means "at this time" or "currently," it is an adverb and takes no punctuation. When it has no meaning and is just a throwaway, a "filler-type" word, it takes commas around it. .....

The word whereas, a combination of where and as, is a subordinate conjunction just as where and as are subordinate conjunctions. It is in the same category as and is punctuated like clauses that be...

When there is a noun or a pronoun with a participle -- -ing or -ed form-- after it, it is called a nominative absolute. ...That being said, we will go forward from here. ...The project completed, ...

When the word that begins a dependent clause and several of those clauses are linked together with and, there is NO comma before the and even when the word that is missing and is "understood." NOT...

If the word like is a verb that means "fond of" or it is a preposition that compares, it is being used correctly. ...I like being outdoors in the early morning. ...She likes chocolate. ...Like my...

These words are called "correlative conjunctions." Like their counterpart coordinate conjunctions, they link grammatically equal parts. The word also can be moved to later in the construction, or i...

When a prepositional phrase beginning with of that denotes a business or a location follows a proper name, use a pair of commas around it. ...Harry Larson, of Otis Elevator, arrived earlier than w...

When the words after yes and no "echo" the words of the question, use a comma. ...Q Did you go with her? ...A Yes, I did. ...Q Were you the only one there? ...A No, I was not the only one t...

There are some words that you just have to hear in context to know the correct punctuation. Such is the case with the word again. If the word again begins a sentence, it is a conjunctive adverb, ...