Punctuation

Free online punctuation lessons and exercises. In each lesson, an explanation is given. Then, several exercises follow. These exercises will give you a chance to practice what you learned from the lesson.

Commas Exercises

• Exercise 1 - Using commas to make a list
• Exercise 2 - Using commas to separate an introductory element
• Exercise 3 - Using commas in quotation
• Exercise 4 - Using commas to separate independent clauses
• Exercise 5 - Using commas to separate unessential information
• Exercise 6 - Using commas to separate dependent and independent clauses
• Exercise 7 - Using commas to separate day from month and year
• Exercise 8 - Using commas to separate city from state or country

Apostrophes Exercises

• Exercise 1 - Using apostrophes in contractions and possessive nouns.

Colons Exercises

• Exercise 1 - How to use colons - seven colons usages

End Punctuation Exercises

• Exercise 1 - Learn about periods, exclamation points, and question marks