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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program
A Mini lesson on Semicolons
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-lesson on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then consider how this...
Syracuse City School District
Capitalization and Punctuation
How many of the pupils in your language arts class can differentiate between a colon and a semicolon? Clarify common conventions, including end punctuation, proper capitalization, and sentence structure, with a series of helpful grammar...
Other
Punctuation Mark Rules: The Semicolon
Site provides information concerning the rules and usage of the grammatical element "the semicolon" in English punctuation. Also includes several examples.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Quotation Marks
The University of Ottawa developed this site about quotation mark usage. Discusses using quotation marks to set off dialogue, titles, short works, and special terms. Also instructs learners in using quotation marks with other forms of...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Colon
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the colon, including two forms of presentations as well as a quiz where students can apply their understanding of colon usage.
Other
Saint Michael's College: Semicolon and Colon
This site discusses the three major uses of the semicolon and provides examples for each of the uses. Also discusses the use of the colon.
Other
Punctuation Mark Rules: The Colon
A fairly comprehensive look at the uses and misuses of the grammatical element "the colon" in English punctuation. Includes information and several examples.
Other
Exploring English: Colon: Rules for Use
This site provides information regarding four common uses of the colon and its correct usage, along with examples.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This page provides links to punctuation reference materials for apostrophes, colons, dashes, commas, parentheses, italics, quotation marks, and semicolons.
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.
English Club
English Club: What Is Punctuation?
This EnglishClub tutorial reviews the purposes for punctuation. Several examples of punctuation in the context of sentences.
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder Punctuation
A list of the major elements of punctuation in the English language, including the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks, colon, semicolon, dash, and hyphen. Provides a brief description and the...
Other
Tidewater Community College Writing Center: Practical Punctuation Guide
This site contains practical and useful information about the following: commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses and brackets, ellipsis points, quotation marks, and apostrophes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Quotation Marks
Learn more about using quotation marks properly through this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this helpful site.
Other
Sandhills Community College: Punctuation Guide
Lists, defines and describes the uses of many elements of English punctuation, including the period, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, quotation, hyphen, and dash. Includes several examples.
Other
Sta: Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
Use this handy guide for a quick reference to punctuation and capitalization rules. Includes rules for end marks, apostrophes, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and many more!
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.
Other
Marking His Place: Ben Jonson's Punctuation
This article proposes a theory for the way the English playwright spelled and puncuated his name with a colon: Ben:Jonson.
The Economist
The Economist: Economist Style Guide: Punctuation
This resource provides a brief discussion of each of the following types of punctuation: apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, dashes, full-stops, inverted commas, question marks, and semi-colons. Examples are included for each type of...