Knowledge: punctuation

Links

Joys of Punctuation 
http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/students/editing/Joy.html

Explains when to use commas, semicolons, dashes and hyphens, with light-hearted examples of correct and incorrect usage.

Punctuation Tips 
http://www.lrcom.com/tips/punctuation.htm

Features a list of commonly used and misused punctuation marks, with examples.

Punctuation 
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/punct.html

A detailed look at how to use punctuation effectively and correctly. Discusses each mark in turn, with a quiz in each section to test understanding.

Punctuation Reminders 
http://www.virtualsalt.com/punctu8.htm

A list of the most common errors, with sentences indicating correct usage.

Punctuation 
http://www.stage-door.org/stampact/punc.html

Describes common difficulties and how to work out the correct usage, as well as taking account of international differences.

Quotations and Correct Punctuation 
http://plato.acadiau.ca/dagora/tutorial/qpunct.html

Explains and illustrates the rules which apply to quoted material, including where to place colons and commas.

Apostrophe Catastrophe 
http://website.lineone.net/~crowseed/apostrophe.html

Features multiple-choice answer game to learn about this punctuation mark. [Flash plug-in required].

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