Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons and Semicolons
This slideshow discusses the difference between colons and semicolons and explains the rules and uses for each.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Knowing the Basics of Grammar
This grammar tutorial for college students features help on verb agreement, the use of semicolons, sentence structure, and more.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Punctuation
This instructional activity focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Colons: The Signposts
This lesson focuses on the differentiating the standard use of semicolons and colons and demonstrating the standard use of colons. It also provides a practice activity.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Practice: Semicolons and Colons
This is a practice activity for demonstrating the standard uses for semicolons and colons.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Punctuation
Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 11.1: Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that demonstrate how to identify and correctly use commas with coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and introductory...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Introduce Lists and Quotes With Colons
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]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Semicolons and Commas
Identify when to use semicolons and commas in complex sentences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Colons and Semicolons
Identify whether to use colons or semicolons in sentences!
English Plus+
English Plus: Colons Before Quotations
Rules for using colons to introduce quotations that are formal or lengthy, and to introduce quotations that do not begin with he said/she said.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Exercise 4: Colons Quizzes & Tutorial
This resource quizzes on punctuation. Type in the correct punctuation. Then click on "submit answers" to see how you did.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Uses of the Semicolon and Colon
This writing lab site shows students how to correctly use semicolons and colons in punctuation.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces colons and how they can be used. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Colons."
Government of Canada
Language Portal of Canada: Colons Quiz
A seven-question quiz assessing the appropriate use of a colon in a sentence. After submitting the quiz, there are explanations attached to each incorrect answer.
The Economist
The Economist: Economist Style Guide: Punctuation
This resource provides a brief discussion of each of the following types of punctuation: apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, dashes, full-stops, inverted commas, question marks, and semi-colons. Examples are included for each type of...
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Punctuation: Colons
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of punctuating with colons. Immediate feedback is given.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Colons
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Colons."