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Punctuation Essentials — Commas, Semicolons & More

Laser-focused course on English punctuation — commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, dashes, quotation marks. Master the rules native speakers often get wrong.

Lessons
42
Practice tests
28
Worksheets
1
Videos
1

What you will learn

  • Apply comma rules correctly (Oxford comma, comma splices, lists)
  • Use semicolons and colons confidently in formal writing
  • Master apostrophes for possession and contraction
  • Punctuate quotations, dialogue and parenthetical asides
  • Stop relying on grammar checkers — know the rules yourself

Course outline

Top-level modules from the existing category tree, nested into sub-topics. Pick any lesson from any module — there is no fixed order.

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Quick quiz

A 5-question quiz from any lesson in this course. Pass at 60%+ to earn up to 5 XP and mark the lesson complete.

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Worksheets

Tagged worksheet posts — same topics as the lessons and tests. Most are images you can download & print.

Video lessons

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