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“It hasn’t rained for three weeks, all the flowers are dying” is an example of a comma splice. It’s called that because a comma is used to splice together two sentences, which is incorrect. How do you fix one?

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Here’s a classic is-it-this-way or is-it-that-way problem that a lot of people get wrong.

Knowing the difference between the types of phrase shorteners can help you use them correctly in writing.

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Colons are most often used when introducing a list, and their primary function is to tell the reader that more information is on its way.

Apostrophes can be tricky and are frequently misused, especially in attempts to distinguish between a descriptive plural word and plural ownership.

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