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Without conjunctions, you’d be forced to express every complex idea in a series of short, simplistic sentences: I like cook...

Ah, the comma. Of all the punctuation marks in English, this one is perhaps the most abused and misused. And it’s no wonder...

Deciding whether to put a comma before or after but in a sentence is hard for a lot of writers, but it doesn’t have to be ...

Let there be no mistake—the comma wields a power far greater than its humble looks might suggest. “You will go you will ret...

Don’t use a comma before while when you mean “during the same time.” Do use a comma before while when you mean “wherea...

Most of the time, you should not use a comma before because when it connects two clauses in a sentence. Because is a subo...

The phrase such as requires a comma in front of it only if it’s part of a nonrestrictive clause. When to Use a Comma Befo...

Use a comma before which when it introduces a nonrestrictive phrase. Don’t use a comma before which when it’s part of a...

You’ve likely read sentences in which there was a comma before too , but is this correct usage? Well, it depends on the int...

According to an oft-quoted 2002 article from The New York Times , 81 percent of Americans believe they have a book in them ...