The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Punctuation
This site features a punctuation practice exercise. Students have an opportunity to test their punctuation knowledge when they visit this interactive resource.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Review of Punctuation
Students will choose which, if any, of a list of sentences is punctuated correctly or incorrectly. When students select an answer, a pop-up box appears with feedback including the answer and explanation. Java is required.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This site offers a list of links to punctuation exercises/quizzes including commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, and italics.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Apostrophe Use Exercise 4
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Comma Use Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Semicolon Use Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Semicolons.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Semicolon Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Semicolons.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Semicolon Use Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Semicolons.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Quotation Marks Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Towson University
Towson University: Quotation Marks Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Quotation Marks Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Quotation Marks Exercise 4
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Quotation Marks Advanced Exercise
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Other
University of Bristol Faculty of Arts: Improve Your Writing: Using the Colon
In this exercise, students are given 3 sentences from which they must select the one with the correct usage of the colon. There is also a link for other grammar exercises.
Other
University of Bristol Faculty of Arts: Using the Colon to Improve Style
In this exercise, students are given sentences without a colon; they are asked to retype each sentence using the colon to make it more forceful. The site also offers a link with more grammar exercises.
Other
Illinois State University: Punctuation Made Simple
Brief tutorial on how to use some of the most confusing punctuation marks: colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and the apostrophe.
Other
Tidewater Community College Writing Center: Practical Punctuation Guide
This site contains practical and useful information about the following: commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses and brackets, ellipsis points, quotation marks, and apostrophes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Punctuation Patterns
An interactive tutorial that describes and defines basic punctuation patterns in the English language. Includes punctuation of phrase, clauses, and complete sentences.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina: Punctuating Between Main Clauses
Four printable exercises in which punctuation errors need to be corrected. 2.1 requires correction of compound sentences by putting in commas or semicolons where needed and getting rid of comma splices. 2.2 requires comma splice...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Commas
This site offers links to five interactive practices using commas and accompanying handouts. Adobe Reader is required.