A sentence expresses a relationship between a doer and an action.Credit: Photo by Clarissa … [Read more...] about Sentence Building
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Ellipsis vs. Dash
Ellipses are different from dashes, but they share enough to need some clarification.In … [Read more...] about Ellipsis vs. Dash
Commas Separate and Isolate
Commas separate items in a list, dependent clauses from independent clauses, explanations, and … [Read more...] about Commas Separate and Isolate
Dashes Connect, Explain
Dashes come in three sizes, each with their own job:the em dash (the width of a non-proportional … [Read more...] about Dashes Connect, Explain
Parentheses
( )Non-essential information is not needed by the sentence, but it may help the reader. … [Read more...] about Parentheses
Commas vs. Long Dashes vs. Parentheses for Explanatory Details
— , ( )Non-essential (explanatory) information"Non-essential" refers to the sentence, not to … [Read more...] about Commas vs. Long Dashes vs. Parentheses for Explanatory Details
