Is putting a comma before “hence” always necessary? If so, how do we know whether the sentence structure requires it or not? And, is the comma decision even dependent on the structure of the sentence? Or can the writer also freely decide it? If these questions have been sitting at the back of your head, …
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When was the last time you were able to appropriately use a comma before “please?” And, when is a comma not necessary before it? I bet these seemingly-no-brainer questions often cross your mind when writing emails or even direct messaging with an “authority figure.” Fortunately, you’ve just reached the right site to seek some definitive …
“After all the starts and stops, we keep coming back to these two hearts.” Peter Cetera and Cher’s wedding song instantly played in my head upon seeing this topic. A comma doesn’t really fit after “after all” in the song’s hook, but a comma seems necessary in “after all, he’s your dad.” Why is this …
Punctuation-related decisions, particularly with commas, seem to be a chicken and egg situation, even for the most prolific writers. Why? This is because, contrary to what most people think, that commas are strictly governed by prescriptive rules, they actually aren’t. This is why we tend to easily get caught in the weeds when writing certain …
Ask a random person about whether a comma should come before an ampersand and you’d end up getting a sigh in return. The point is…why would you even ask a random person in the first place? Alright, kidding aside, I’ve tried to cover this topic as comprehensively as I could, so you’ve come to the …
Deciding on whether to place commas in sentences can be a thorny and gruesome path to take. And, it is safe to assume that everyone has come to this conflicting point at least once in their lifetime, natives and non-natives alike. So why don’t we try to disentangle the web of guiding principles on comma …
Comma, comma, comma, comma, comma chameleon. You comma go, you comma go, oh. Nah. That was a really bad one. Really. But, whether the first line made you sing or, most likely, cringe, we are actually going to talk about lots of commas in this text. Join me in breaking the barriers on the comma …
Have you ever silently scolded yourself for being confused about whether to place a comma before a word in a sentence? Well, as far as the complexity of the English language is concerned, pondering upon these things is but normal. Before scrolling further, maybe a cup of joe would help you focus more on this …
“Especially” appears quite a lot in texts, and a comma sometimes appears before it, but other times doesn’t. Why is this so? Are there rules that guide the pre-comma placement? If you’ve reached this site because of these queries sitting apprehensively at the back of your head, you certainly came to the right place. …