When to Use a Comma Before “So”?
February 23, 2024
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Punctuation marks are symbols or characters used in written language to provide structure, clarity, and meaning to text. They serve various purposes, including indicating pauses, separating ideas, and conveying emphasis.
Some of the most common forms of punctuation include the full stop or period, which looks like a dot or a point ( . ), commas, ( , ), colons ( : ), semicolons ( ; ), dashes or hyphens ( – ), exclamation points ( ! ) , and so on.
What’s a Comma Splice?
September 27, 2023
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A comma splice is when a comma separates two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction (or semicolon).
Do Periods Go In or Out of Quotation Marks?
September 24, 2023
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In American Style, punctuation typically goes inside quotation marks. For British English, punctuation usually goes outside of quotation marks. Exceptions exist in either case.
When to Use a Comma Before or After “But”?
September 24, 2023
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When you use “but” to join two independent clauses (each of which can stand alone as a sentence), a comma should be placed before “but”.
When to Use A Comma Before “And”?
September 21, 2023
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Use commas before “and” when joining two independent clauses to form a compound sentence. Sometimes, a comma is used after ‘and’ in a series or list.
When and How to Use Commas (A Guide)
September 9, 2023
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Read the GrammarFlex guide on the 8 main rules of comma use in English grammar and writing.
How to Use an Ellipsis? (When and Where to Use Ellipses)
July 27, 2023
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An ellipsis looks like three dots ‘…’, and signifies an omission of words from a quote. Ellipses are also used to add a dramatic effect to certain types of writing.
How Do you Abbreviate Continued? Cont. or Cont’d?
July 26, 2023
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Technically, both cont. and cont’d are correct abbreviations for continued. Cont. is a truncated form, and cont’d is a contracted form for continued.
When to Use I.e. (I.e. or E.g.)
July 25, 2023
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I.e. is Latin for id est, meaning ‘in essence’. In English, this is understood as ‘that is to say’, or ‘in other words’.
What Are Acronyms?
January 19, 2023
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Acronyms are a type of abbreviation where each word in a series or phrase forms a single word that’s pronounced differently, like YOLO (You Only Live Once).