1. Punctuation Rules: Semicolon Rule #1: Use a semicolon to combine two independent clauses. Do not use conjunctions with semicolons. Also, if a word such as however or therefore appear after a semicolon, place a comma after it. [You may go out to play; however, you must wear a jacket.]

2. Punctuation Rules: Semicolon Rule #1: Use a semicolon to combine two independent clauses. Do not use conjunctions with semicolons. Also, if a word such as however or therefore appear after a semicolon, place a comma after it. [You may go out to play; however, you must wear a jacket.]

3. Punctuation Rules: Colon Rule #1: Use a colon after the greeting of a business letter. Rule #2: Use a colon in writing the time. Rule #3: Use a colon to set off lists. Rule #4: Use a colon between the chapter and verse in the Bible. Punctuation Rules: Question Mark Rule #1: Use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence.

4. Punctuation Rules: Exclamation Point Rule #1: Use an exclamation point after an exclamatory sentence. Rule #2: Use an exclamation point after an interjection. Punctuation Rules: Hyphen Rule #1: Use a hyphen between fractions and certain numbers. Rule #2: Use a hyphen between some prefixes with base words. ex-presidentself-control Rule #3: Use a hyphen to combine some closely related words. two-handedto-and-fro

5. Punctuation Rules: Underlining Rule #1: Underline the names of ships, planes, and trains. Rule #2: Underline titles of books, magazines, movies, newspapers, plays, television shows, record albums, CD’s, tapes, long stories, and works of art. Punctuation Rules: Quotation Marks Rule #1: Put quotation marks around direct quotes. If the entire sentence is a quote, place the end punctuation inside the final quotation mark. If the entire sentence is not a quote, place a period or comma inside the quotation mark, but all other punctuation goes outside the quotation mark. Rule #2: Put quotation marks around the titles of chapters, articles, poems, essays, short stories, nursery rhymes, and songs.

6. Punctuation Rules: Semicolon Rule #1: Use a semicolon to combine two independent clauses. Do not use conjunctions with semicolons. Also, if a word such as however or therefore appear after a semicolon, place a comma after it. [You may go out to play; however, you must wear a jacket.]