Return to Additional Resources Sentence Style Ex S1-1–Ex S7-1 Word Choice Ex W1-1–Ex W5-3 Grammatical Sentences Ex G1-1–Ex G6-3 ESL Trouble Spots Ex T1-1–Ex T4-2 Punctuation Ex P1-1–Ex P7-2 Mechanics Ex M1-1–Ex M6-1 Basic Grammar Ex B1-1–Ex B4-1

Punctuation The items below link to their respective PDFs. Ex P1-1 The comma: independent clauses, introductory elements Ex P1-2 The comma: series, coordinate adjectives Ex P1-3 The comma: nonrestrictive elements Ex P1-4 Major uses of the comma Ex P1-5 All uses of the comma Ex P2-1 Unnecessary commas Ex P3-1 The semicolon and the comma Ex P3-2 The semicolon and the comma Ex P4-1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma Ex P5-1 The apostrophe Ex P6-1 Quotation marks Ex P7-1 The period, the question mark, and the exclamation point Ex 7-2 Other punctuation marks