Grammar - Page 30
- Do You Capitalize the Names of Countries, Nationalities, and Languages?You should capitalize the names of countries, nationalities, and languages because they are proper nouns—English nouns that are...March 3, 2017
- Conditional VerbsConditional verbs are used to create conditional sentences, which express hypothetical or unlikely situations. Conditional verbs...March 3, 2017
- Hyphen With Compound ModifiersA compound modifier consists of two words connected by a hyphen, which act together like one adjective. Usually, compound...March 3, 2017
- Hyphen in Compounds with high-, low-, well-, ill-, better-, best-, little-, lesser-, etc.Generally, when a compound modifier comes before the word it modifies, you need to use a hyphen in the compound (e.g., a...March 3, 2017
- Commas After Introductory WordsIntroductory words, like introductory phrases, require a comma. After introductory words, we use a comma to separate the...March 3, 2017
Capitalization in Titles: RulesKnowing the right way to capitalize your title depends on which style guide you’re following. Major style guides—such as the AP...March 3, 2017
Are You a Grammar Troll? QuizWhether you’re the friend that everyone calls when they have a grammar question or you’re just a big English language geek, you...March 2, 2017- Comma Between Subject and VerbWith few exceptions, a comma should not separate a subject from its verb. Writers are often tempted to insert a comma between a...March 2, 2017
- Comma with Nonrestrictive ClauseA nonrestrictive clause offers extra information about something you have mentioned in a sentence, but the information isn’t...March 2, 2017
13 Kinds of Grammar Trolls We Love to HateHow many different rules of grammar and punctuation exist? For every rule, there exists a person eager to publicly expose any...February 28, 2017