So we've done participles and gerunds, and because @glamAtude asked whether we could talk about appositives, here we go: An appositive is a word or phrase that follows a noun and gives more ...

There are rules in English, and there are rules that are not quite what they seem. Today we look at one of them. Last week during Dan Rodricks’ Midday program for National Grammar Day, Margaret Benner ...

Contrary to popular belief, commas don't just signify pauses in a sentence. In fact, precise rules govern when to use this punctuation mark. When followed, they lay the groundwork for clear written ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last week, we talked about setting a parenthetical description off with commas in the grammatical phenomenon known as an ...