Using Punctuation and Mechanics
When you need more information on Using Punctuation and
Mechanics:
- Basics of Punctuation
- Common errors
For additional help beyond our companion site access:
The Blue Book of
grammar
Jane Straus’ site demystifies Grammar basics in easy to
comprehend terms, providing tips and exercises.
LEO:
Literacy Education Online
This site includes additional information on commas, number usage,
and quotation marks, as well as other pertinent grammar topics.
Guide
to Grammar and Writing
This site offers a discussion of punctuation, including end
punctuation.
The
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
This site offers a comprehensive guide to punctuation, including
end punctuation.
End
Punctuation
This easy-to-read site offers a succinct guide to end punctuation.
End
Punctuation Mastery
This site provides a quiz on end punctuation that can be submitted
for immediate feedback.
Guide to
Grammar and Writing
This site contains a comprehensive guide to comma rules.
The
Comma vs. the Semicolon in Compound Sentences
This site outlines the differences between the comma and the
semicolon.
Proofreading
for Commas
This site tells you how to locate the most common kinds of comma
errors in your papers as well as how to correct them.
Using
Commas
This site gives you five comma exercises with answer keys.
Semi-colons
This site explains the uses of the semicolon and differentiates
between using the colon and the semicolon.
Semicolons
This site contains rules for using the semicolon with examples.
Click on "Grammar and Style," then
"Semicolons."
PMS:
Punctuation Made Simple
This lively, readable discussion with clear examples helps to
demystify use of the most troublesome pieces of punctuation such
as the semicolon.
Colons
This site offers a discussion of the colon with links to
explanations of terms used in the discussion.
The
Apostrophe
This site offers a complete discussion of the apostrophe,
including forming possessives and plurals, with proofreading
strategies to help you locate your errors and a link to exercises.
The
Apostrophe
This site offers a discussion of the use of 's and ' to form
possessives.
Quotation
Marks
This site contains an extensive explanation of the use of
quotation marks with a link to an exercise with answer key.
Quotation
Marks: Direct and Indirect Quotes
This site offers a discussion of the use of quotation marks in
direct and indirect quotations.
The
Dash
A short review of the dash from The Writing Centre from the
University of Ottawa. Although the explanation of the dash is
brief, this site is so easy to navigate that you will want to
bookmark it. It allows you to move sequentially through the
lessons or to follow the links on the page in a nonlinear fashion.
Using
Capitals
This site has a short reference to capitalization.
A
Little Help with Capitals
This site provides a concise, printable handout on capitalization
rules.
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