I’ve never been to a “con.” What I mean by this, of course, is a major “convention” (unless you count the Southern Baptist Convention back in 2004, but that’s a story for a different column). I’m ...

The landlord refused to respond to inquiries. Because he said he needed to talk to his lawyer. When told the phrase beginning with “Because” was a sentence fragment, the student objected: But you said ...

Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with the use of conjunctions in English grammar! Illustration: Dominic Xavier 'It was his birthday, so he took us all out to celebrate.' 'Type ...

Conjunctions connect two or more words, clauses or sentences together. Words like ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’. They work a bit like this chain connects the gate to the fence. The fence keeps the tiger on ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I've never been to a "con." What I mean by this, of course, is a major "convention" (unless you count the Southern Baptist convention back in 2004, but ...

I’ve never been to a “con.” What I mean by this, of course, is a major “convention” (unless you count the Southern Baptist convention back in 2004, but that’s a story for a different column). I’m ...