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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma With Subjects and Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the misuse of a comma when it is used to separate the subject of the sentence from the verb. It provides examples of such sentences and one exception to the rule.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Period

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Question Mark

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Rules and examples for using question marks correctly in sentences.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Exclamation Mark

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the uses of exclamation marks including when to use and not use them and provides examples.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Use Around Interrupters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the need for commas around interrupters in sentences and provides examples. Common interrupters include in fact, to say the least, however, generally speaking, sadly, happily, and unfortunately. Nouns of address can...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: End of Sentence Punctuation

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This page discusses end of sentence punctuation with links to periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Rules for Comma Usage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples of how to use commas correctly in sentences.
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Other

Carson Newman Univ.: Punctuating Titles: Italics, Underlining, Quotation Marks

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Learn the rules for punctuating and capitalizing different types of titles in this PowerPoint.
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Other

The Punctuation Guide: Commas in Dates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives a clear explanation, with examples, about how and when to use commas when writing dates.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Quotation Marks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial illustrates when it's appropriate to use quotation marks in your writing.
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PBS

Pbs: No Nonsense Grammar: Using Proper Punctuation for Titles

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This video focuses on correctly punctuating titles. Small works (short stories, essays, magazine and newspaper articles, etc.) are indicated with the use of quotation marks. Larger works, such as books or movies, are indicated either...
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Using Commas [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this BBC Skillswise factsheet to learn more about commas, including how to use them in a series and how to separate less important parts of a sentence.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: L.4.3b: Choose Punctuation for Effect

For Students 4th Standards
Links to 3 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.4.3b: Choose punctuation for effect.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Use Commas in Addresses

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fifteen printable worksheets on commas in addresses should give students plenty of practice on this punctuation rule.
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Other

Tameri: Guide for Writers: Punctuation Rules

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
This site provides the punctuation rules.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Quotations and Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How to Introduce Lists and Quotes With Colons

For Students 1st - 6th Standards
Colons are punctuation marks that can signal a quotation. However, to use colons correctly, whatever comes before the colon must be a complete sentence. Know when and how to use colons! [0:45]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Recognizing Run Ons and Comma Splices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Run-on sentences and comma splices happen when a writer isn't careful with commas. Let's see how you do!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Commas in Dialogue, Tag Ques, Direct Address & Yes or No Responses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find and use commas to set off dialogue, in tag questions, for direct address, and for yes-and-no responses.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meet the Comma

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Commas separate parts of sentences from each other, and they do so in many different ways.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Italics, Underlines, and Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to use italics, underlines, and quotes when writing titles of books, movies, songs, etc.
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ACT360 Media

Writing Den: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the each type of punctuation used when building a sentence.
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ACT360 Media

Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Comma

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "comma" in English punctuation.