E.g. He, surprisingly, confessed everything.

We were, believe it or not, in China for two months.

Commas are used to separate items in a list. A comma cannot be used with ‘and’ between the last two items unless they are long.

E.g. We ordered one pizza, two sandwiches and three drinks.

I was with the owner of building for five hours seeing the building, talking about rent, and signing the contract.

E.g. I called to order French Fries with some chicken for myself, and my roommate went out to eat at the restaurant nearby our hostel.

I had ice cream and she had cold coffee.

There were many people out on streets, but police could successfully bring the situation under control.

It was sunny but then it started raining.

E.g. You may use the sports facilities on condition that your subscription is paid regularly; that you arrange for all necessary cleaning to be carried out; that you undertake to make good any damage; . . .

Isn’t it absurd when teenagers (who are below 18) demonstrate?

Do they really have political awareness?

Does not the involvement of teen protesters (below 18 and not yet able to vote) raise doubts about the legitimacy and/or validity of the demonstration?

Will participating in violent gatherings have negative impacts on their personalities, perspectives, learning abilities, and social interaction?

P.s. I think the title has nothing to do with the note, but I liked that phrase.

What do you think?

e.g. in that time I managed to undo the knot.

‘At that time’ suggests ‘at a particular moment or period’:e.g. at that time I was fond of eating the cake.

Tonight I’m going to write about a favorite song of mine.
Sometime ago I watched a movie called Something Borrowed. There’s a song in it that I like the most. I’ve been listening the song for the whole week. It’s growing on me – actually I’m listening it right now.

BTW, the title of track is New Shoes. The artist is (I think) a Scottish singer called Paolo Nutini. The name of album is These Streets.
Try to listen it though it may not be very recent, but it is worth listening and I am sure you will like it – specially if you hear it in a party. Happy listening.

E.g. Introducing his report for the year, the chairman said: “A number of factors have contributed to the firm’s very gratifying result.

A colon is used when direct speech is introduced by a name or short phrase (as in the text of a play, or when famous saying are quoted).

E.g. POLONIUS: What do you read, my lord?

E.g. There was a problem with the car: it was losing oil.

A colon can introduce a list.

E.g. We need three kinds of support: economic, technical, financial.

A colon can introduce a subdivision of a subject in a title or heading.

E.g. Grammar: punctuation

Capital letter can follow a colon if the colon is followed by several complete sentences.

E.g. My main objectives are as follows:
First of all, no proper budget has been drawn up.
Secondly, there is no guarantee that . . .

Americans usually put a colon after the opening salutation in a business letter.

E.g. Dear Mr. Brown