A conjunction is a word, or words, used to connect two clauses together. A subordinating conjunction is the word/words used to link two clauses together, a main clause and a subordinate clause. The ...

Well, you're in luck. My mailbag is in serious need of a fall purging, so here are some quick hits as short and sweet as anything you'll find in the back of the TV Guide: Pled Susan Biskner wrote to ...

I'm going back and forth on this one. Would it be incorrect to say that "Usability and precision are paramount"? It seems like the word could go either way, describing one thing as being of primary ...

And, but and or are the three main coordinating conjunctions. They join two clauses which are grammatically independent of each other and would make sense if they stood alone. Compare the following: ...

This study examines children's use of conjunctions. Three major issues are addressed: linguistic complexity, developmental differences, and ethnic differences. The participants in the study--third, ...

You’ve probably heard the old story about the pedant who dared to tinker with Winston Churchill’s writing because the great man had ended a sentence with a preposition. Churchill’s scribbled response: ...

Supreme Court justices puzzled Monday over whether Congress meant “or” when it passed a law saying “and” in a case that could determine if some federal inmates qualify for a potential reduction in ...