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Reading Time: 3 minutes When students ask too many questions about commas, teachers often revert to a classic piece of advice during comma instruction: put a comma where you pause. This advice leads to confusion when a writer eventually learns that isn’t a rule. So why do teachers tell … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes You can use passive sentences when you want to emphasize the action being taken, to avoid repetition, and when a situation applies to the general public.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conjunctive adverbs are a type of connecting words, similar to words such as because or after.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Semicolon rules have changed. But the changes happened a century ago, so the rules you learn now should last you awhile.
Reading Time: 3 minutes The wisest and most efficient approach is to always use the Oxford comma.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s face it–we’re all busy. Who has time to read a book on editing when a deadline is fast approaching? If you aren’t a professional writer or editor, how can you streamline your editing process? These three quick editing tips can help: 1–Read backwards. Many … Read more
