TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Use a Semicolon
It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma crossed with a period. Maybe that's why we toss these punctuation marks around like grammatical confetti; we're confused about how to use them...
Harvard University
Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
English Club
English Club: Punctuation Marks
This EnglishClub tutorial provides a comprehensive chart of punctuation marks and their respective purposes. Examples of the punctuation marks used in context are also provided.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing Lab: Brief Overview of Punctuation
This lesson provides a brief overview of semicolons, colons, parentheses, dashes, quotation marks, italics, and underlining.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Punctuation: Conquering the Comma: Power Point
A PowerPoint presentation introducing common rules of comma usage as well as how commas are used in phrases and clauses.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hyphenation Conventions
This video [0:48) discusses how hyphens indicate specific nouns from compound words. Without them, they could refer to completely different things! Know when and how to use them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Ellipsis
The ellipsis is used to show a pause in speech or that part of a sentence has been removed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dashes and Hyphens
Learn the uses of--and differences between--dashes and hyphens.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Mini Lessons for Small Group Writing
This strategy helps students refine their writing skills and use grade-level conventions in writing and speaking.
English Plus+
English Plus: Grammar Slammar!
An easy-to-use grammar resource containing rules for style, usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, and letter writing. This site also includes a glossary of common grammatical mistakes.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer: Hyphens Rules for Use
This site from Grammar Slammer offers links to each of the uses for hyphens where correct and incorrect examples are provided for each. L.11-12.2a Hyphens
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer: The Ellipsis
This site from Grammar Slammer at English Plus contains information regarding the correct use of the ellipsis. Several examples of the ellipsis in context are provided.
Grammar Tips
Are Those Dots Just for Decoration? Ellipsis Usage
This resource offers a quick explanation of how to use the ellipsis correctly.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Ellipses
This resource contains information regarding the correct use of the ellipsis and examples.
ACT360 Media
Writing Den: Punctuation
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the each type of punctuation used when building a sentence.
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Dash
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "dash" in English punctuation.
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Hyphen
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "hyphen" in English punctuation.
Other
Exclamation Point/rules for Use
Information regarding the use of the exclamation mark, along with one example.
Other
Stage Door: Punctuation
This site contains examples of when and how to properly use punctuation marks, including: abbreviations, metric symbols, money, titles and corporate names.
Other
Sandhills Community College: The Hyphen
A brief look at the hyphen in English punctuation. Includes details concerning three uses of the hyphen and provides several examples.
Other
Exploring English: Hyphen Rules
This site contains a brief outline of the uses of the hyphen and provides examples.
Quia
Quia: Punctuate!
Click on the two cards to match each punctuation mark with one of its usage rules.
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Englishlinx: Interjections Worksheet (Circling Part 1) [Pdf]
Learn about interjections and how to punctuate them, and then practice with some example sentences.
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Englishlinx: Interjections Worksheet (Writing Part 1) [Pdf]
Learn about interjections and practice writing and punctuating sentences that contain interjections.