This lesson focuses on appositives including the definition and the two purposes: to rename a noun or to add extra description. It provides 5 practice sentences for students to identify the appositives with answers and explanation to...

This slideshow lesson focuses on appositives by defining them, showing they can have modifiers, explaining when to use/not use commas, and how to use dashes, parenthesis, and colons with appositives.

This slideshow lesson focuses on appositives; it defines them, explains how to identify them, and shows how to punctuate them. It also explains that appositives cannot stand alone and can be removed from the sentence without affecting...

This tutorial focuses on the use of commas in nonessential elements whether they are words, phrases, or clauses. Links to practice exercises are provided.

We use appositives to redefine or clarify a noun phrase; test your knowledge in this exercise!

Ten detailed comma rules are found on this page.

This site contains information on the correct use of the following types of punctuation: dash, parentheses, bracket, ellipsis, and slash. Examples are provided for each of the uses discussed.

This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.

This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.

Rules for using semicolons and colons. Examples include semicolons with clauses, semicolons with lists, colons with quotes, colons with lists, and colons with appositives. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause

This site features a list of eleven simple rules for comma usage. Come and sharpen your grammar skills when you visit this educational resource.

This slideshow lesson focuses on using sentence structure and parts of speech to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. It explains how to look for parentheses or commas after unfamiliar words to help determine meaning; it also shows...