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punctuation

The comma is necessary when the quotation is being said. To use you example: ''He said, "I''ll be there in ten minutes.'' requires a comma. If, however, you''re quoting someone mid

Which is recommended/preferable between '' (s)he'' & ''he/she''?

Yes, both (s)he and he/she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important. s/he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more users

When would you use "said he"?

A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs have changed; we no longer like to use inversion with pronouns. It sometimes sounds solemn because archaic

It was he / It was him

It was he who messed up everything. It was him who messed up everything. What is the difference between these two sentences?

"Why does he not?" or "Why does not he?" and why?

Why doesn''t he? Now Why doesn''t he? is just the contracted form of 2: Why does not he? Why doesn''t he? So, given that 2 is essentially 3, I''d like to know firstly, which questions are

capitalization

He was swimming alone far from shore and had cramps. He realized he was in danger and prayed to "god". The magazine received many complaint letters about the lack of a capital. This

word order

1 1 - It is "Why did he not come to work?" 2 -The shortened form is "Why didn''t he come to work?" This is something that confuses learners. But almost everybody discovers by reading that in the long form

What is he? vs Who is he?

What is he? -- Does the question refer to what he is doing for a living? Who is he? -- Does it refer to his name? For example, he is Peter.

Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?

I know there are different opinions on this issue. My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I

contractions

@mplungjan: But "he''s an apple" can be mistaken for "he is an apple", while "he has an apple" might be intended. This rule doesn''t work generally, therefore it can hardly be called a rule.