Punctuation questions from the GrammarBrain community.
I'm proofreading a report written for an international audience, and I'm getting mixed up with the different punctuation rules in British and American English.…
Hi everyone, I'm struggling to figure out when I should use apostrophes to show possession, especially with singular and plural nouns. For example, if I want t…
I often find myself second guessing whether I should write 'its' or 'it’s' when I'm doing homework or sending emails. For example, I wrote, "The company lost i…
I'm editing a report for school and I'm getting really confused about apostrophes with plural nouns, especially ones that already end in 's.' For example, I'm …
I'm working on an email to my classmates and I'm a bit confused about commas in lists. For example, should I write: "We need to bring cups, plates, napkins, an…
I'm proofreading an email for work and keep second guessing myself about commas before 'and' and 'but.' For example, I wrote: 'We finished the project on time …
I'm working on an essay for my English class, and I'm confused about when to use a comma after an introductory phrase. For example, should it be: "After a long…
Hi everyone, I'm having trouble figuring out when it's appropriate to use a semicolon instead of a comma, especially when I'm joining two related sentences. Fo…
I'm editing a report for my business class, and I keep getting stuck on when to use a colon or a semicolon. For example, should I write: 'My goals are simple: …
I'm proofreading my short story draft and I keep second guessing my use of dashes. Sometimes a dash feels more natural than a comma or parentheses, but I'm not…
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…
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 …
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 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 editing an email for work and got stuck on whether I need a comma with a relative clause. For example, should I write: 1. My laptop, which I bought last ye…