- The Punctuation Guide
The web's most comprehensive guide to American punctuation
- Em dash - The Punctuation Guide
The em dash is perhaps the most versatile punctuation mark Depending on the context, the em dash can take the place of commas, parentheses, or colons—in each case to slightly different effect Notwithstanding its versatility, the em dash is best limited to two appearances per sentence
- Top 10 tips - The Punctuation Guide
Top ten punctuation tips 1 Use apostrophes correctly Maybe it’s because of its diminutive size, but the apostrophe tends to be neglected and misused in equal measure
- Comma - The Punctuation Guide
The comma might be the most troublesome punctuation mark This is largely due to the many different ways the comma is used Sometimes, the comma indicates a pause that would occur if the sentence were spoken aloud Other times, the comma separates grammatical components of the sentence
- Parentheses - The Punctuation Guide
If it is, the sentence must be recast This is an easy mistake to avoid Simply read your sentence without the parenthetical content If it remains grammatically correct, the parentheses are acceptable; if it doesn’t, the punctuation must be altered
- Colon | The Punctuation Guide
Punctuation Quarterly 4:86–89 Explanation: This reads as “pages 86 through 89 of volume four ”
- Quotation marks - The Punctuation Guide
Introducing the quoted material: when to use a comma, colon, period, or no punctuation at all Comma The comma is the mark most frequently used to introduce quoted material
- Question mark - The Punctuation Guide
Terminal punctuation chart Use of the question mark with other punctuation, including quotation marks, is explained in the section on terminal punctuation
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