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 ...

Here is a query from a reader. Sanjay Saralaya writes: “Can one start a sentence with words and phrase such as ‘as’, ‘because’ and ‘due to’? Is it correct to say ‘As I was unwell, I could not attend ...

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 ...

Is it correct to start a sentence with a conjunction? Here is a query from a reader of this column. Sanjay Saralaya writes, “Can one start a sentence with words and phrases such as as, because and due ...

Conjunctions are joining words that link two parts of a sentence together. Ms Williams: Hello, I am Ms Williams and today we're learning how to use the word "because" in our writing.Why?Because it's ...

I'm writing some material about transitions for the Intensive Editing Workshop I'm teaching at UCLA in January, and it reminded me about the mythical "rule" saying that you can't start sentences with ...

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 ...