Punctuation You are viewing the free, open access version of The Nature of Writing. For all premium membership features (including quizzes, additional lessons, course progress tracking, and more), please register or log in. Introduction Intro to Punctuation Apostrophes The Rules for Apostrophes Commas Commas: Major PatternsCommas Minor Rules Semi-Colons The Rules for Semi-Colons Colons The Rules for Colons Dashes How To Use a Dash Question Marks The Rules for Question Marks Exclamation Marks Intro to Exclamation Marks Ellipses The Rules for Ellipses Parentheses The Rules for Parentheses Square Brackets The Rules for Square Brackets