We talked about commas already, but it's good to know the theory, but essential to practice it.
This is a tough skill to learn to do -- you have to read a lot (to see how writers use commas), be able to read carefully out loud with practiced skill, and think a great deal about their own writing.
So, people who read, write, and think a lot already tend to get better and better, while people that don't tend to get poorer and poorer. (This happens a lot, it's called the "Matthew Effect.")
Like most of things in English, people who are good at commas seem to be so "naturally." But there's no such thing as a "natural reader" -- reading is a human invention, a learned skill.
So, we should practice:
Click here to take the Comma Pretest
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