Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: Appositive and Punctuation: English Grammar, Language
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how punctuate appositive phrases. [8:05]
Yossarian the Grammarian
Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to use coordinating conjunctions correctly and avoid using comma splices.
Brightstorm
Brightstorm Act Prep: Top Punctuation Rules
Video teaches grammar, punctuation and sentence structure skills to help prepare students for the ACT. L.11-12.1b Usage issues. [4:09]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Periods
This screencast focuses on the purpose and uses of the period in sentences, numbers, and abbreviation. Real Player is required.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Comma Splices, Independent Clauses, and Subordinate Clauses
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to avoid comma splices when working with independent and subordinate clauses. [6:42]
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Punctuation
This Skillswise site focuses on punctuation. Included are a video about why learning the different kinds of punctuation is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and several games to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Colon as a Separator
The colon can separate parts of a title, citations of religious texts, and the hour and minutes in the time of day. Paige explains how!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet the Comma
David and Paige introduce you to the superhero of the punctuation world: the comma! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas in Space and Time
Learn how to use commas when writing addresses (in space) and dates (in time).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas in Dialogue
"Today we're going to talk about using commas in dialogue," said David and Paige, KA's resident grammarians.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas and Introductory Elements
In English, you use commas to separate introductory elements from the rest of a sentence. Find out how with David and Paige!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas and Adjectives
Commas separate adjectives when those adjectives belong to the same category: determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin and material. So two adjectives that are both opinions (a mushy, sticky apple) should have a comma between...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Appositives
David and Paige, KA's resident grammarians, cover appositives and how to use commas along with them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: More Uses for Commas
David and Paige, KA's resident grammarians, discuss tag questions, yes and no statements, and direct address -- all situations where the comma is super useful.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Semicolons and Complex Lists
We use semicolons to punctuate a complex list, which is when list items contain commas. For example, "I visited Paris, France; Paris, Texas; and Paris, Illinois." Paige explains.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Simple and Compound Sentences
A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Quotation Marks in Titles
This video tutorial explains when to use quotation marks in titles.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Punctuating a List
Learn how to use commas to punctuate a written list of people, things, actions, or events.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Parallel Structure
Parallel structure isn't a set rule, but more of a stylistic choice: it helps sentence elements maintain a pattern. This is a very special episode because it's Paige's last video with us as a KA intern! We will miss having Paige as a...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Read by Pausing at Commas
In this lesson, you will learn how to read fluently by pausing at commas in sentences. [4:22]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Pause for In-Sentence Punctuation Marks
In this lesson, you will learn that good readers read fluently by taking a quick break for in-sentence punctuation marks. [4:05]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parallel Structure in Lists
This lesson [11:03] discusses the importance of parallel construction in lists. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Restrictive and Non Restrictive Elements
This lesson introduces restrictive elements and non-restrictive elements and the appropriate punctuation. [13:00]
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: What Is a Comma?
Video provides students with an explanation of commas.