Those three dot dot dots

Ellipses
· Indicate a missing portion of a quote that does not end a sentence; use three dots:
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...” begins Tale of Two Cities.”
· Indicate a missing portion of a quote that ends a sentence; use three dots plus
a period: “Tale of Two Cities begins with “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times....”
· Indicate an unfinished or unwritten thought: “Follow the steps in order -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ....

Quick guide to capitalization

Capitalize:

• The first word of a sentence, of a line of poetry, of a direct quote.
• The days of the week, months of the year, and holidays (but not seasons).
• Proper names of persons, places, and things; trade names and commercial products; the names of geographic regions, continents, nations, cities, bodies of water, streets, languages, government agencies, specific landmarks, streets, buildings, works of art, religious groups, companies, holidays; educational institutions, degrees, courses, and academic departments; and acronyms.
• Titles that appear before a proper name, e.g., “President George W. Bush” and abbreviated titles appearing after a name, e.g., "John Smith, CEO."
• Titles of books, magazines, CDs, films, white papers, etc. Do not capitalize articles, prepositions, and conjunctions unless it is the first word of the title.

An important comma rule

Comma rules are important; incorrect comma use is not only wrong, it can change the meaning of a sentence. Here is one of the most important comma rules that many writers don't understand.

• Use a comma to set off nonessential information and clauses. Generally, if you can take out the information set off by the commas and the sentence still makes sense, the information is nonessential and the commas are correct. If the sentence no longer makes sense when the information is removed, the commas should be deleted from the sentence.
• This sentence is wrong: "Those residents of San Francisco, who do not hold secure well-paying jobs, must resent the common portrayal of the city as a land of opportunity." The information inside the two commas is essential and should not be set off by commas.
• This version is correct: "Those residents of San Francisco who do not hold secure well-paying jobs must resent the common portrayal of the city as a land of opportunity." No commas are necessary since we are qualifying which residents we talking about.