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I'm working on a college essay and I'm unsure about when it's appropriate to use parentheses in my sentences. For example, should I write: 1. Many experts agre…
I’m currently working on an essay for my English class, and I keep getting confused between 'beside' and 'besides.' For example, I wrote, "She sat beside me du…
I'm writing a short story for my English class, and I'm a little confused about how to use quotation marks with dialogue. For example, if a character says some…
Hi everyone, I'm always unsure when I should use 'between' and when to use 'among' in my writing. For example, if I write, 'I sat between my friends at the din…
I'm editing a story for my English class and I keep getting confused about where to put commas and periods when I'm using quotation marks. For example, should …
I'm trying to write daily diary entries in English, but I keep getting confused about when to use 'in', 'on', or 'at' for talking about different times. For ex…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I'm a bit confused about when to use single versus double quotation marks. For example, should I wr…
I'm having trouble knowing when to use 'in', 'on', or 'at' when talking about places. For example, I want to tell my friend where I am, but I don't know if I s…
I'm editing a story and want to show a pause in the sentence, like: 'He hesitated... and then she left.' But I keep seeing ellipses with two, three, or even fo…
I'm proofreading some emails for work, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'to', 'for', and 'toward'. For example, should I write 'I sent the documen…
I'm having a hard time avoiding sentence fragments when I write essays in English. Sometimes I write things like, "Because I was tired." or "After finishing my…
I'm writing my first college essay in English and I'm confused about whether I should use 'by', 'until', or 'before' when talking about assignments and deadlin…
I'm working on an essay for my English class, and my teacher commented that I have several run on sentences. I'm not sure how to spot or correct them. For exam…
I'm writing an email to a colleague to explain how long I've been working on a project, but I'm not sure if I should say, "I've worked on this since two weeks"…
I'm proofreading an essay for my English class and my teacher says I have several comma splices, but I'm not sure exactly what that means. For example, I wrote…
I'm writing a story about my trip to Paris, and I'm stuck on whether to use 'during' or 'while' in some sentences. For example, should I say, 'During my stay i…
Hi everyone! I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep running into a problem: when I try to connect my ideas, my sentences end up very long and co…
I'm writing a letter to confirm my work hours, and I'm not sure about the best way to phrase the times. Should I say, "I work from 9am to 5pm" or "I work from …
I'm writing an essay for my English class, and I keep getting confused about when to use 'because', 'since', or 'as' to connect my ideas. For example, I wrote:…
I'm writing an email to a client to let them know when a document needs to be submitted. I'm not sure whether I should write, "Please submit the form within 10…