Commas and proofreading
When you have completed a near-final draft of your paper and you're ready to begin looking for errors in punctuation, spelling, and mechanics, it's often best to focus on...

Comma splices
Comma splices occur when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with a comma. In other words...

Punctuation patterns
Even though punctuation can sometimes be confusing, this chart below should help...

Using semicolons
Semicolons are often misused in everyday writing, so here is a list of 3 simple rules which cover the vast majority of problems we see...

Using ellipses
Do you have a quotation that is too long and mostly meaningless? You can use an ellipsis...