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This one is from an answer on Facebook to the question of what punctuation these sentences need: ...He worked late on Friday; so he couldn't attend the party. ...She approached the intersection ca...

We continue to struggle with this word "so" -- so little and so much trouble!! When "so" means "in order that" and implies the reason for doing something, it is a subordinate conjunction that begi...

We all know that there must be a comma in front of a coordinate conjunction that has a complete sentence after it. ...went with her, and she declined the assistance. ...was standing nearby, but th...

The word although is like since and if, not like therefore and however. The word although is a subordinate conjunction, not a conjunctive adverb. The word although does not take a semicolon befor...

I was recently asked whether I would recommend a semicolon before "Is that fair?" just as it is before "Is that right?" The answer is that right, true, and correct in any of their various forms are...