This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to determine if a clause is restrictive or nonrestrictive. He also shows where to place each comma after identifying the type of clause. [7:14]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to punctuate restrictive clauses and phrases. He also show the viewer how to revise restrictive clauses for clarity. [7:24]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how punctuate appositive phrases. [8:05]

This video lesson focuses on square brackets and the rules for their use when writing direct quotations. Real Player s required.

This video lesson focuses on the rules for using colons and semicolons including what they do and where they go.

This video lesson focuses on slash marks. It includes background information; appropriate uses of slash marks in numbers, alternatives, and line breaks in poetry with examples of each; and inappropriate uses of slash marks with examples....

A screencast lesson introducing brackets and explaining their proper use through examples. [3:30]

This video lesson focuses on compound words and the rules for when to hyphenate them. Real Player is required.

A screencast lesson introducing the usage of dashes and hyphens and explaining how to create both punctuation marks in a Word document. [5:07]

This tutorial focuses on describing an author's style. It explains the five main elements constituting style: syntax, diction, punctuation, sensory details, and literary/rhetorical devices. It lists nine common writing styles and gives...

This screencast provides the rules for using hyphens and links to other resources with more examples of hyphen use. Real Player is required.

A screencast lesson introducing the semicolon and explaining its usage. Several examples are provided. [2:04]

This video lesson explains the rules for using the question mark and when not to use it. [4:45]

A screencast lesson [4 mins, 7 secs] explaining the correct usage of question marks with interrogative sentences and question fragments.

This video lesson focuses on the question mark and rules for its use in interrogative sentences, requests, question fragment, and indirect requests. Real Player is required.

A brief audiovisual presentation that explains what an apostrophe is and its three main uses [3:22]

This screencast focuses on the apostrophe; it defines, discusses the three purposes for apostrophe: to show possession, to form contractions, and to show missing letters, and provides examples of each. Links to internet resources for...

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to avoid comma splices when working with independent and subordinate clauses. [6:42]

In this lesson, you will practice punctuating dialogue by properly placing quotation marks and commas. [5:14]

Writers use quotation marks to clearly show which words are dialogue. Let's practice using quotation marks correctly to show when a character is speaking. [9:19]

Learn how to use quotation marks when citing speech. [6:38]

This Skillswise site focuses on punctuation. Included are a video about why learning the different kinds of punctuation is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and several games to...

This video talks about end punctuation, a Common Core standard for Kindergarten students. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.B: Recognize and name end punctuation.) Here we talk about the three different punctuations that can go at the end of a...

Punctuation is a very important part of written English, it clears the meaning of words and expresses what is being said in the right manner. Without punctuation, the sentences would remain confused and the meanings will be unclear. For...