Punctuation Rules

When to use a comma may seem confusing, but it doesn't have to be. Click the title above to find all the rules.

Semicolons are most often used to connect independent clauses that are tightly connected in thought. To learn more about this and other uses, click the title above.

Semicolons

Click the title to learn more about how to correctly use:

periods

question marks

exclamation marks

End Punctuation

Learn when to use apostrophes to show possession (both singular and plural) and when creating contractions.

Apostrophes

Learning how to punctuate correctly when using quotation marks can be tricky. For rules about how to use them in narrative to show dialogue, click the title above. For rules about using quotation marks when citing sources, go to the home page and click on MLA Style.

Quotation Marks

PUNCTUATION PRACTICE

Punctuation Campground

Everyday Edits

Colons

Dashes

Square brackets

Ellipses

Other Punctuation

GETTING IT WRITE

HSC Middle School English Resource Centre

PUNCTUATION RULES

PUNCTUATION PRACTICE