Punctuation Lessons
List of Punctuation Lessons
Using punctuation correctly is essential to add clarity and precision to writing. More specifically, punctuation controls how information is grouped, how it flows, and how it is emphasized. In other words, it controls how readers absorb the text presented.Table of Contents
- Main Punctuation Lessons
- Summary of All Punctuation
- Detailed Lessons for the Main Types of Punctuation
- All Apostrophe Lessons
- All Brackets and Parentheses Lessons
- All Commas Lessons
- All Colons Lessons
- All Hyphens Lessons
- All Dashes Lessons
- All Semicolons Lessons
- All Quotation Marks Lessons
- Test Time!
Main Punctuation Lessons
Here is a list of the main punctuation lessons. These lessons summarize the main points for each type of punctuation.
apostrophes
brackets
commas
colons
hyphens
dashes
semicolons
quotation
marks ellipsis exclamation
marks question
marks periods
full stops
marks ellipsis exclamation
marks question
marks periods
full stops
Summary of All Punctuation
Here is a handy summary of all the punctuation:Detailed Lessons for the Main Types of Punctuation
All Apostrophe Lessons
apostrophes for possession
apostrophe-placement rules
apostrophe after s
apostrophe after z
apostrophe before s
apostrophes for awkward plurals
apostrophes after abbreviations
apostrophes in contractions
apostrophes in time expressions
apostrophes
and plurals apostrophe exercises apostrophes in names apostrophe misuse apostrophes in contractions
Other pages relating to apostrophes:
and plurals apostrophe exercises apostrophes in names apostrophe misuse apostrophes in contractions
All Brackets and Parentheses Lessons
square brackets
round brackets
punctuation placement with brackets
choice of parenthetical punctuation
All Commas Lessons
commas with "Dear," "Hello," and "Hi"
commas after a dependent clause
commas after words like "however"
commas after interjections
commas before words like "and"
commas for parenthesis
commas in lists
the comma run-on error
The Oxford Comma
commas with long subjects
commas in numbers
commas with quotation marks
commas with direct address
commas and "however"
All Colons Lessons
colons before long quotations
colons with bullet points
colons for introductions
colons in references
colons with appositives
colons before lists
colons versus semicolons
capital letters after colons
All Hyphens Lessons
hyphens in prefixes
hyphens in compound nouns
hyphens in compound adjectives
alternatives to hyphens
hyphens between numbers
hyphens between words
hyphens in ages
All Dashes Lessons
All Semicolons Lessons
semicolons for smoother breaks
semicolons in lists
semicolons with words like "however"
semicolons before words like "and"
All Quotation Marks Lessons
quotations within quotations
quotations marks for ships, plays, etc.
punctuation with quotations
quotation marks for "alleged"
ellipsis in quotations
punctuation choices before quotations
multiple-paragraph quotations
Learning Resources
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