Punctuation Lessons

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Punctuation Lessons on Grammar Monster

Below is a list of our punctuation lessons.

Apostrophes

Using apostrophes

More lessons about apostrophes with a focus on:

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Brackets and Parentheses

Using brackets

More lessons about brackets with a focus on:

Commas

Using commas

More lessons about commas with a focus on:

Colons

Using colons

More lessons about colons with a focus on:

Hyphens

Using hyphens

More lessons about hyphens with a focus on:

Dashes

Using dashes

More lessons about dashes with a focus on:

Semicolons

Using semicolons

More lessons about semicolons with a focus on:

Quotation Marks

Using quotation marks

More lessons about quotation marks with a focus on:

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Ellipsis

Using ellipsis

Exclamation Marks

Using Exclamation Marks

Question Marks

Using Question Marks

Periods / Full Stops

Using Periods / Full Stops

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