Sentence Structure

To Spell out numbers... or not to spell out. That is the question for this tutorial on whether to spell out numbers or use their figures.

Your appetite for the rules of agreement is bottomless. Here, then, is more, is the second part of the tutorial on the world of agreement, which means that the subject, verb, and pronoun have to agree in number and gender.

Mr. Nance demonstrates the joy of good sentence structure and warns of the horror that occurs when sentences go wrong.

Comma-itis: the disease that shrivels many writers. But not you, not after this second tutorial on the rules of the Mighty Comma.

Subjects and verbs have to agree in number--meaning, both must be singular, or both must be plural. Sounds easy... but there are lots of complications to this rule of agreement.

This tutorial explains the 4 types of fragments to avoid, plus some situations when fragments are fine to use.

Here's a tricky little punctuation mark that trips up a lot of people. Watch this tutorial to learn all about hyphens.

In this tutorial, learn about run-ons and comma splices--what they are, what they aren't, and how to correct them.

Beware: This tutorial on the dash will forever change your life.