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If a question is dropped inside a statement or question, put a pair of dashes around it and a question mark after it. ...He was standing near -- were you aware of him at the time? -- the desk of t...

When a compound noun is made plural, it is the "main" noun in the combination that gets the plural. ...one sister-in-law...two sisters-in-law ...one attorney general...two attorneys general The g...

When a short prepositional phrase is a simple adverb, it is never punctuated based on essential/nonessential. When it is an adverb, it usually takes no punctuation since adverbs get to wander aroun...

The 15-hour grammar class begins this Sunday at 4:30 Pacific time. Register now! http://www.ccr.edu/index.php/component/content/article/43-loocs/443-cre302-good-grammar-finally Happy punctuating!...

Punctuate a fragment that stands for a complete thought the same way you would punctuate the complete thought that it stands for. ...Q Where was he?...A At the beach. He was alone....A He was at t...

When the "if" clause at the end of the sentence is a modifier for a word in the main clause, there is no comma. ...I will go if I can scrape the money together. ...She will call if she gets there...

Often the grammar of the sentence determines the one-word/two-word difference for the word sometime. If it is the object of a preposition, it has to be two words. ...for some time... ...at som...

The word "than" always involves a comparison form -- either an "er" on a word or the words "more" or "less." It can only compare. ...larger than that... ...louder than I thought... ...wiser than I...

Need to brush up on English for an upcoming exam? Here is a five-hour review class, covering all of the salient points of grammar and punctuation with plenty of practice material -- the first two S...