punctuation

I’ve been writing a series of posts about some of the common punctuation mistakes I see in manuscripts when I’m editing. (see these previous posts on punctuation tips and eliminating unnecessary words) Let’s get started on some tips about commas. Introductory Prepositional Phrase An introductory prepositional phrase is a group of words at the beginning…

Learning punctuation and grammar rules can give you a little boost of confidence that you’re writing right! Here are a few punctation errors I commonly see as an editor. Can you start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction? (words such as and, but, so) The short answer: yes! Coordinating conjunctions are words used to join…