Learn when to use quotation marks and how to keep them from tangling up your other punctuation.

Nov 14, 2010 - Rebecca Coates

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using brackets in written American English.

Mar 21, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using forward slashes and back slashes in written American English.

Mar 21, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies more rules for using commas in written American English.

Mar 17, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using ellipses and braces in written American English.

Mar 21, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains the rules for using commas in numbers, dates, places, titles, direct address, and interjections in written English.

Mar 17, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

How to use quotation marks correctly without actively abusing the readily available rules of punctuation.

May 16, 2011 - Teresa Lojzer

This article details which punctuation marks go before the quotation marks and which ones go after.

Aug 6, 2007 - Karen Reiser

Just as there are grammar rules that govern comma usage, there are also rules governing the usage of dashes, slashes, parentheses, brackets, and ellipsis points.

Jan 4, 2010 - Carol Rzadkiewicz

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using parentheses in written American English.

Mar 21, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using semicolons in written American English.

Mar 18, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using dashes in written American English.

Mar 21, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using hyphens in written American English.

Mar 18, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

The following article explains and exemplifies the rules for using periods in written American English.

Mar 16, 2010 - Heather Marie Kosur

Here are some of the special punctuation marks used in the Cherokee language.

Apr 8, 2011 - Jeffrey R Gudzune

Writers and students can improve their grammar skills by learning the rules for using quotation marks when writing either fiction or nonfiction.

Jul 14, 2010 - Carol Rzadkiewicz

Punctuation in English developed from the increased literacy following the advent of the printing press, and marks such as the ellipsis can enhance written communication.

Jan 20, 2010 - Susan Huebert

How do you format a book or movie title? Italics or quotation marks? Learn the rules for any kind of title you might use, and some you probably never will.

Aug 8, 2010 - Rebecca Coates

Learning where and where not to use miscellaneous punctuation.

Sep 17, 2010 - Arden Aniston