Punctuation by Carol Waites

The colon :

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Explanation and exercises

The semi-colon or semicolon ;

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Explanation and exercises

The comma ,

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Explanation and exercises

The comma splice , or run-on sentence

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When to use a comma and when not to use one - explanations and exercises

The hyphen -

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Joins two words. Often not used, sometimes essential. Explanations

Run-on sentences

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More uses or misuses of the comma

The apostrophe '

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Punctuation guide

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Comma by grammarly

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Grammarbook.com

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Rules and exercises - US style

Punctuation worksheets

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TED talk by the Comma Queen

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Editing the New York Times

Using commas

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The case for the semicolon

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Article about the semicolon

Comma splices, run-ons

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14 punctuation marks

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Extended rules for commas

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Grammarly blog on commas

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Comma between adjectives

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Comma obsessed

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Famous linguists on punctuation points today

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The period or full stop, the serial comma, the ellipses, the comma splice, the parenthasis, the semicolon

To hyphenate or not

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Definition of punctuation

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The Comma Queen YouTube

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Short videos on many contentious points

Lynn Truss - Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

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A popular book on punctuation - prescriptive

Writers cookbook punctuation guide

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Using commas with including and such as

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Semicolons

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Humorous explanation of how to use them.

Use of commas

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Punctuation in an editors manual

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