Contrary to popular belief, commas don't just signify pauses in a sentence. In fact, precise rules govern when to use this punctuation mark. When followed, they lay the groundwork for clear written ...

There are people in the world who will pay money to bask in my grammar wisdom. Not many, mind you, and they won’t pay much, but that doesn’t change the fact that 15 people enrolled in a seminar I ...

When "because" is used to introduce a clause within a sentence, should it be preceded by a comma? You encounter this question often in your writing. The answer is sometimes yes, sometimes no. It ...

There are people in the world who will pay money to bask in my grammar wisdom. Not many, mind you, and they won’t pay much, but that doesn’t change the fact that 15 people enrolled in a seminar I ...

Mike Greiner teaches grammar to high school sophomores in half-hour lessons, inserted between Shakespeare and Italian sonnets. He is an old-school grammarian, one of a defiant few in the Washington ...

The original intent of the Second Amendment is not hard to understand. It clearly states “A well-regulated Militia … shall not be infringed.” That's what you have when you take out the commas and what ...