Academic Punctuation

This mark introduces a list or a formal quote.

No is the second shortest word in the English language.

MLA does not have a cover page yet APA does have a cover page.

Use this mark between two sentences when they are closely related.

Use this mark inside a quotation to insert a correction.

Anachronisms often occur in movies an erroneous use of an object in the wrong time period.

When listing, do not use a colon after a . . .

"When it comes to love the English language bears no shortage of cliches. MacLean"

Robert Frost, American, John Keats, English, and Victor Hugo, French are all famous poets.

Use this to separate independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Use this mark to set off titles of large pieces of literature.

The movie Dead Poet's Society truly is about poetry.

Everyone could learn from these famous authors Mark Twain, J. K. Rowling, and Steven King.

Use this mark to set off nonessential elements in a sentence.

Use this mark to subdivide a list when commas are already used.

Punctuation is extremely important in writing for all of the following reasons except

If you think reading is boring you are doing it wrong.

Use this mark to place emphasis on a word.

When using hyperboles an exaggeration for effect be sure your reader isn't gullible.

Use this to show where part of a quote has been eliminated.

When the English language gets in my way, I walk over it, stated Billy Sumner.

This mark encloses missing information in a quote.

You can use either of these marks between two sentences when the second explains the first.

The English language is a work in progress have fun with it.

Use this mark to set off numbers when listing.

Use this mark between city and state.

Use this mark to set off the title of a short piece of literature.

Use this mark to separate items in a series.

Use this mark to set off an introductory adverb clause.

Use this mark at the end of a sentence to set off a contrasted coordinate element.

Shakespeare the father of English literature wrote 159 poems and 37 plays.

Use this mark to set off source information for in-text citation.