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The rule is that prefixes and suffixes are added on and made a solid word. However, when the word that has a prefix or suffix is more than one word, the prefix or suffix is attached with a hyphen....

We punctuate a fragment the same way that we punctuate the complete sentence it stands for. This is simply the way the language works. ...A With John. He had been ill. ...A I stayed with John....

English calls for the dash for trailing off -- a sentence that got started that did not get finished. Many, many reporters are using the ellipsis. When the person uses but before he trails off, th...

When the formal name of the court is used, it is capitalized. ...tried in the Superior Court... ...sent to the Court of Appeal... The partial or informal name of the court is not capped. ...sent...

The first word of a quote is capped if it starts a grammatically complete sentence or a fragment that stands for a complete thought. It is not capped if it is a fragment. ...Q When did you leave...

A question came up on Facebook about a question mark inside the quote when the sentence goes on. ...When he asked, "Are you serious?" did you respond in... ...He said something like "Are you comin...

When a noun answers an adverb question, it is called an adverbial objective. ...left Friday for the lake... ("Friday" tells "when") ...spent four hours there... ("four hours" tells "how long") Th...

Are there commas around the year when, with the date, it is a direct adjective? ...the May 15, 2012, letter... ...the August 9, 1939, birth date... The year following the date is always surrounde...

This one is from an answer on Facebook to the question of what punctuation these sentences need: ...He worked late on Friday; so he couldn't attend the party. ...She approached the intersection ca...