Skip to Main Content

Learning Commons

Today's Hours:

All hours Contact Us

Writing

General Punctuation Resources

General Punctuation Rules
Accessible
Sentence Punctuation Patterns
How to punctuate simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Accessible

Punctuating Dialogue
Ursinus College
How to use commas, capitalization, quotation marks, and speech tags in dialogue.
Clicking on this link will take you to an external website which may or may not be accessible.

Resources about Commas

10 Comma Rules
Accessible
10 Comma Rules
Quick Reference Guide
10 Comma Rules
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible Version
Comma Splices, Run-ons, Fragments
Accessible
Comma Splices, Run-ons, Fragments
Quick Reference Guide
Comma Splices, Run-ons, Fragments
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible Version
4 Ways to Correct Comma Splices
Accessible
Sentence Fragments
Accessible

Resources about Semicolons and Colons

Semicolon
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible
Colon
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible

Other Punctuation

Apostrophe
When to use an apostrophe.
Accessible
Apostrophe
Quick Reference Guide
Apostrophe
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible
Hyphen
When to use a hyphen.
Accessible
Hyphen
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible
Dashes
Accessible
Includes information about the em-dash and en-dash
Dashes
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible
Quotation Marks
Quick Reference Guide
Accessible

Practice with Colons, Semicolons, and Commas

Practice with Semicolons and Colons
Practice with Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments

Semicolon and Colon Exercises
Accessible
Semicolon and Colon Exercises KEY
Accessible

Printable Comma Splice Exercises
Accessible
Printable Comma Splice Exercises KEY
Accessible

Last Updated: Oct 30, 2025 3:31 PM
URL: https://libguides.volstate.edu/writing
Print Page

Tags: colon, commas, semicolon