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Writing Toolkit: Punctuation

Punctuation

| General Punctuation Information | Apostrophes | Brackets | Colons | Commas | Dashes |
| Ellipses | Exclamation Points/Marks | Hyphens | Parentheses | Periods |
| Question Marks | Quotation Marks | Semicolons | The Slash |

General Punctuation Information

Brief Overview of Punctuation
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Punctuation
From SUNY Empire State College.
Punctuation
From Literacy Education Online (LEO) at St. Cloud State University.
Punctuation Patterns
From Hamilton College.
Sentence Punctuation Patterns
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Tips on Grammar, Punctuation, and Style
From the Harvard College Writing Center.

Punctuation: Apostrophes

The Apostrophe
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
The Apostrophe
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Apostrophe Rules
From Literacy Education Online (LEO) at St. Cloud State University.
Possessives, Contractions, and the Apostrophe
From the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond's Writing Center.

Punctuation: Brackets

The Bracket
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Using Brackets Correctly
From the University of Houston-Victoria.

Punctuation: Colons

The Colon
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Using Colons and Semi-Colons
From the University of Victoria.

Punctuation: Commas

Commas: Quick Rules
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Five Comma Rules
From Hamilton College.
Rules for Comma Usage
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Where Do I Use Commas?
From Grammar Girl.

Punctuation: Dashes

The Dash
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Dashes
From the Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Punctuation: Ellipses

Ellipses
From SUNY Empire State College.
The Ellipsis
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Ellipsis
(.PDF document). From Kent State University.

Punctuation: Exclamation Points/Marks

The Exclamation Mark
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Exclamation Marks
From the Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Punctuation: Hyphens

The Hyphen
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Hyphen Use
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Punctuation: Parentheses

Parentheses
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Parentheses
From the University of Arizona Global Campus.

Punctuation: Periods

The Period
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Periods
From Pasco-Hernando State College.

Punctuation: Question Marks

The Question Mark
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Question Marks
From the University of Arizona Global Campus.

Punctuation: Quotation Marks

How to Use Quotation Marks
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Quotation Marks
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.

Punctuation: Semicolons

The Semicolon
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Using Semicolons
From The Writer's Handbook, UW-Madison Writing Center.
Using Semicolons
From the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond's Writing Center.
Using Semicolons
From Virtual Salt by Robert Harris, writer and educator.

Punctuation: The Slash (or Virgule)

The Slash or Virgule
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.

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