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ENC 1101 - Bielecki: Punctuation

Resources discussed and demonstrated during Ms. Bielecki's ENC 1101 courses' library orientation, as well as composition and grammar resources

Punctuation

This page covers how to use punctuation correctly. Further down the page, find links to online writing labs (OWLs), information on how to get HCC's free tutoring in person or online, and embedded videos.

A basic understanding of phrases and clauses is helpful before beginning this topic. For a review, click or hover over the arrow of the "Grammar" tab above and choose "Phrases & Clauses" from the drop-down list.

Punctuation Slide Show

Chapter 16.1: End Punctuation
from our textbook, Composition and Grammar for HCC by HCC
Chapter 16.2: Commas Overview
Chapter 16.3: Semicolons Overview

Punctuation: OWL Overviews

Aims Community College: Punctuation
Covers commas, colons, and semicolons
D'Youville College: Punctuation
Covers apostrophes, commas, colons, and semicolons (click the headers)
Excelsior College: Punctuation
Many pages on every punctuation mark
GuideToGrammar.org: Punctuation
Covers fourteen punctuation marks
Khan Academy: Punctuation
Videos and explanation of the comma, apostrophe, colon, and semicolon (search for many more on the site)
Purdue University: Punctuation
Covers the comma, apostrophe, hyphen, and quotation mark
Towson University: Apostrophes
"Self-teaching unit" with links to an exercise and a posttest
Towson University: Commas
"Self-teaching unit" with links to an exercise and a posttest
Towson University: Punctuation
Explanations of and infographics for all kinds of punctuation
University of Lynchburg: Punctuation
An overview with links to more info on commas, semicolons, and colons
UNC at Chapel Hill: Punctuation
Covers commas, quotation marks, semicolons, colons, and dashes
University of Ottawa: Punctuation
Details on all parts of speech with links to three reviews

Broken links? Please email the URLs of that link and this page to jbielecki@hccfl.edu.

Punctuation: OWL Practice Exercises

Aims Community College: Punctuation
An exercise on commas
D'Youville College: Punctuation
Many exercises on apostrophes, commas, colons, and semicolons
Excelsior College: Punctuation
Click "Try It Out" for apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, hyphens, quotation marks, and semicolons
GuideToGrammar.org: Punctuation
Quizzes on apostrophes, colons, quotation marks, and all punctuation
Khan Academy: Punctuation
Plenty of exercises on the comma, apostrophe, colon, and semicolon
Purdue University: Punctuation
Printable quizzes on apostrophes, commas, quotation marks, and more
Towson University: Punctuation
Many quizzes on apostrophes, commas, semicolons, quotes, and italics
University of Ottawa: Punctuation
Scroll down for links to three reviews

Broken links? Please email the URLs of that link and this page to jbielecki@hccfl.edu.

Help from HCC's Tutors

ASCs (local)
Upswing (online)

Academic Success Centers (Tutoring)
Info on and links to HCC's ASCs
Schedule an appointment with the Ybor City ASC

Questions? 813-253-7741 or yborsuccess@hccfl.edu

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Upswing Knowledge Base
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Punctuation: Videos and Exercises

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Apostrophes from D'Youville University
This site provides explanation and exercises on apostrophe usage.

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"Should that word have a hyphen?" from Merriam-Webster.com
A detailed explanation of why we hyphenate compound terms used as adjectives, like "a late-start class," but not those used as nouns, like "I got a late start."

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Purdue OWL: The Semicolon (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
This 4.5-minute YouTube video provides explanation and nuance about why and when to use semicolons.

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