Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Exclamation Mark
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the use and misuse of the exclamation mark, along with examples.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Question Mark
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the correct and incorrect usage of the question mark. Includes some examples.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Quotation Marks
In this grammar tutorial, students edit the sentences by placing the quotation marks where they are appropriate. Click "submit" to check work.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This page provides links to punctuation reference materials for apostrophes, colons, dashes, commas, parentheses, italics, quotation marks, and semicolons.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Apostrophe
This entry explains and provides examples of when and how to use the apostrophe to show ownership and to form the plural of letters, numbers, and signs used as words. It also explains when not to use apostrophes such as with the pronoun...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Dash
This entry explains the uses for the dash and provides examples.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Italics
This entry provides the rules and examples for when and how to use italics and quotation marks in titles, quotations, and more.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Parentheses
This entry explains the uses for parentheses and provides examples.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Quotation Marks
This entry provides the rules for using quotation marks and single quotation marks and provides examples of each use.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Semicolon
This entry provides the rules for semicolon use and examples of each including between independent clauses without coordinating conjunctions, between independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb, and between items in a series containing...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Exercises
This page offers a list of links to exercises/quizzes on the following topics: Parts of Speech/Grammar; Prepositional and Verbal Phrases; Adjectival, Adverbial, Nominal Phrases, and Clauses; Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Usage,...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Self Teaching Units
This page provides a list of links to self-teaching units on grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, active and passive voice, and more. Each provides an explanation with examples, followed by a practice exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This site offers a list of links to punctuation exercises/quizzes including commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, and italics.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Apostrophe Use Exercise 4
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Comma Use Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Comma Use With Dates and Addresses Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use With Dates and Addresses Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Dates and Addresses.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use With Dates and Addresses Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Dates and Addresses.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use: Interrupters and Nonessential Elements Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Interrupters and Nonessential Elements.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use: Interrupters and Nonessential Elements Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Interrupters and Nonessential Elements.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use: Interrupters and Nonessential Elements Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Interrupters and Nonessential Elements.