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Punctuation Exercises

These OWL resources contain information regarding punctuation rules and include exercises to help students practice using some basic punctuation marks, apostrophes, quotation marks, and commas.

Please use the navigation bar on the left or the links below to access the individual exercises.

Basic Punctuation

This exercise asks you to use different punctuation appropriately. Print the exercise and click the "Go to Answers" link to see the answers for this exercise.

Apostrophes

This exercise asks you to apply the different apostrophe rules appropriately. Print the exercise and click the "Go to Answers" link to see the answers for this exercise.

Quotation Marks

This exercise asks you to use quotation marks where necessary. Print the exercise and click the "Go to Answers" link to see the answers for this exercise.

Commas

These exercises ask you to use commas appropriately in sentences, after introductions, and with nonessential elements. Print the exercises and click the "Go to Answers" link to see the answers for this exercise.

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