Writing with Proper Punctuation

Mastering punctuation is key to clear writing! This course, led by Mignon, tackles the apostrophe (ownership, contractions, plurals), comma (introductions, clauses, series), hyphen (compound modifiers, prefixes, suspense), and question mark usage. You'll also learn about quoting dialogue with commas, periods, and other marks, and explore semicolons, parentheses, abbreviations, and more!

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Course curriculum

1. Punctuation helps your readers
1. How to use apostrophes for possessives
2. How to use apostrophes for contractions
3. When to use apostrophes for plurals
4. Section 1 Quiz
1. How to use commas after an introductory element
2. How to use commas between main clauses
3. When to use the Oxford or serial comma
4. When to use commas with dependent clauses
5. How to use commas with nonrestrictive clauses
6. How to use commas with names
7. Section 2 Quiz
1. How to use hyphens in compound modifiers
2. When to use hyphens with prefixes
3. When to use suspensive hyphens
4. Section 3 Quiz
1. How to use question marks in wondering sentences
2. How to use questions marks with rhetorical questions
3. Section 4 Quiz
1. How to combine quotation marks with periods and commas
2. How to mix quotation marks with question marks
3. How to mix quotation marks with other punctuation
4. How to use ellipses in quotations
5. Section 5 Quiz
1. How to use semicolons to join main clauses
2. How to use semicolons in complicated lists
3. Section 6 Quiz
1. How to use parentheses
2. How to use periods with abbreviations
3. How to use asterisks
4. How to use colons
5. How to use dashes
6. Section 7 Quiz
1. Next steps