Where to put punctuation with conjunctions is often confusing. See this explanation given by Grammarly: Subordinating conjunctions Because, although, since, unless, while, if Examples from… Read More »Conjunctions with punctuation rules and journalistic usage
The United Nations style allows both UK and US grammar usage. However, editors may have their own ideas about what is acceptable or not. Consistency… Read More »That or which? UK or US usage?
As sentences get shorter and shorter in today’s world of mass communications, commas are disappearing. Where we used to use them, they often seem to… Read More »Commas and when to use them
Here’s a text from the BBC, with the commas removed around relative clauses. I‘ve put these clauses in bold. Decide where the commas go. If… Read More »Troubleshooting comma problems: essential versus additional information