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English grammar

Punctuation

Full stops, commas, question and exclamation marks, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, semicolons, hyphens and brackets.

Lessons

  1. 1PunctuationYou use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing. The most common of these are the period (or full stop in British English), the comma, the…2 min read
  2. 2Full StopThe period (known as a full stop in British English) is probably the simplest of the punctuation marks to use. You use it like a knife to cut the sentences…2 min read
  3. 3CommaThere are some general rules which you can apply when using the comma. However, you will find that in English there are many other ways to use the comma to…2 min read
  4. 4Question Mark1. At the end of all direct questions 2. Do not use the question mark for reported questions1 min read
  5. 5Exclamation MarkThe exclamation mark is used to express exasperation,astonishment or surprise or to emphasise a comment or short, sharp phrase. You can also use it to mark…1 min read
  6. 6ApostropheThe apostrophe probaly causes more grief than any of the other punctuation marks put together! The problem nearly always seems to stem from users not…2 min read
  7. 7Quotation MarksAlthough you will still see the double quotation marks used to quote direct speech it is more and more common to punctuate speech and direct quotations with…2 min read
  8. 8Semi-colonThe semicolon is somewhere between a weak full stop and a strong comma and used to join phrases and sentences without having to use a conjunction (and, but…1 min read
  9. 9ColonLearn colon in English grammar, with clear rules and examples.1 min read
  10. 10Hyphen or DashA hyphen joins two or more words together (e.g. x-ray, door-to-door) while a dash separates words into parenthetical statements (e.g. She was trapped - no…2 min read
  11. 11Brackets and ParenthesesThe difference between a 'bracket' and a 'parentheses' can be a bit confusing. Generally, parentheses refers to round brackets () and brackets to square…1 min read
  12. 12Capitalization Rules (Part 2)2. with proper nouns (particular persons, places and things): 3. with adjectives that come from proper nouns1 min read