A Guide to In-Line Lists
This post describes how to organize in-line lists, those that occur within a sentence, as compared to vertical lists, those […]
Compounds Based on “Port”
This post lists and defines compound words in which the second element is the word port, derived from the Latin […]
A Complete Guide to Parentheses and Brackets
This post discusses the functions of parentheses and brackets, which are used to set off portions of text from the […]
Coordination of Conjunctions and Punctuation
When a conjunction is inserted into a sentence to separate two cumulative elements of the sentence, where commas, if any, […]
3 Variations of Misplaced Modifiers
When information is added to the main clause of a sentence to provide more detail, whether it is inserted directly […]
3 More Types of Hyphenation Errors with Numbers
Confusion about the relationship between hyphens and numbers, whether they appear in numeral or spelled-out form, is rampant. Each of […]
The Many Ways of “Via”
Via, the Latin word for “way,” is also the basis of many words, many of them disguised, that refer to […]
Grammar Quiz #24: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
A participial phrase is said to be “dangling” when the noun it is intended to modify is missing from the […]
Betters and Bettors
Is there a connection between better, which is sometimes employed as a noun, among other parts of speech, and the […]
Spelling Variations
This post discusses several factors responsible for variations in spelling, with examples. For much of the history of the English […]
3 Examples of Interpolated Coordination
When a phrase provides comparative or correlative information to supplement information appearing in the main clause of a sentence, it […]
Pleonasms
This post pertains to varieties of pleonasms, instances of verbal redundancy, which are usually a sign of careless or lazy […]