Gilman's Punctuation Rules
 
Usage
       General Usage Exercises
        Verb Tense Agreement of Verb with Noun
        Fragment Passive
         Awkward Unclear
          Wordy   Stringy
        Vary Sentence Structure     Misplaced Modifier
         Parallel Ideas      Diction (Word Choice)
        Omission  Jargon
         Proofread  Redundant Word Usage
        Pronoun Reference Pronoun Agreement
       Pronoun Case Boring
       Great Sentence!  
     

Punctuation and Capitalization
       General Punctuation Exercises
        Comma: Compound Sentence No Comma Needed: P.1
       Semicolon: Compound Sentence Semicolon: Comma Sentence
        Period: Comma Sentence Question Mark Needed.
       Comma Needed Comma: Introductory Clause
       Comma: Introductory Phrase Comma: Introductory Word
        No Comma Needed: P.2 Comma: Non-Essential
       No Comma Needed: P.3 Comma: Sentence Interrupter
      No Comma Needed: P.4   Comma: Series of Expressions   
       Colon: Introduce List or Appositive Comma: Separate Coordinate Adjs.  
        Quotation Marks Needed. Comma: Direct Discourse 
       Comma: Protect Sentence Meaning  Comma: Places, Dates, Titles, etc.
        Capitalize First Letter of a Sentence  Capitalize the Title of a Book 
        Capitalize Proper Nouns & Adjs.  Capitalize Parts of Proper Nouns
       Italicize Words Under Discussion  Italicize Letters Spoken as Letters
       Italicize Foreign Words or Phrases  Italicize Names of Works & Ships
      Spelling Apostrophe Errors
     

Content
   
       General Sites on Principles of Essay Composition
        Strong Thesis Statement Inadequate Thesis
        Insufficient Detail Disproportionate Emphasis 
        Significance? Point is Exaggerated
        Interpretation is Suspect Oversimplification
        Non-topical     Facts are Garbled
       Flawed Idea Sequence      Redundant Point: Move On
       Quote Needed Excellent Quote Choice!
        Cite Page Number Cite act, scene, and line number
        Cite Poem Line Number MLA citation needed.
       Good Thinking!  
     

Form
 

 
       General Form Exercises New Paragraph Needed
       Strong Topic Sentence! Weak Topic Sentence
       Good Transitional Sentence! Poor Coherence: Add Transition
       Good Concluding Sentence! Improve Concluding Sentence
       Weak Organization Unoriginal Wording
       Superb Introductory Paragraph!  Weak Introductory Paragraph
       Superb Body Paragraph! Weak Body Paragraph
       Superb Concluding Paragraph!  Weak Concluding Paragraph
       Bravo! Superb Writing  
     
 

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