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Your colon and you

Your colon and you. Why grandpa is always right. The compound sentence. A quick summary:. For the two compound sentences we have explored, you need: . Two simple sentences. A relationship. A connection. Best friends!. Forever!. Or…. , and. ;. SS. SS. The Compound Sentence.

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Your colon and you

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  1. Your colon and you Why grandpa is always right.

  2. The compound sentence • A quick summary: • For the two compound sentences we have explored, you need: • Two simple sentences • A relationship • A connection Best friends! Forever! Or… , and ; SS SS

  3. The Compound Sentence • Now, we’re going to focus on another connection. : • The colon

  4. The colon • The colon is very similar to its winking friend, the semicolon. ;) • The colon just has an extra job: it helps us to understand what comes before it. • It looks like this: SENTENCE PATTERN 5 : SS SS

  5. The Colon • Colons are a lot like your grandparents talking: one is always talking, and the other is always clarifying. I really like to eat bacon. My bunions really hurt. I used to walk to school. It is so fatty and delicious. They burn like fire. It was ten miles away. SS : SS • I really like to eat bacon: it is so fatty and delicious. • My bunions really hurt: they burn like fire. • I used to walk to school: it was ten miles away.

  6. The Colon • What’s the difference between a colon and a semicolon? • Semicolons separate two simple sentences that are closely related. They have a relationship. • Colons separate a simple sentences from another that further explains or gives and example of the first.

  7. A variation • Semi-colons and colons are both used to separate simple sentences. However, colons have other functions as well • Introduce a list after a Simple Sentence • The Greasy Spoon restaurant had several house specialties: a hot turkey sandwich, a roast pork dinner, a walleye platter, and a barbecued chicken wing basket. • Add emphasis to a word or phrase after a SS • The preoccupied burglar didn't notice who was standing right behind him: a smiling police officer. • Regardless, a colon always indicates an explanation or example!

  8. Colon or Semicolon • Let’s play Colon or Semicolon! (applause) • 1. There are many places to visit __ Vietnam is one of them. • 2.I like to go to the park __ I also like to run on the trails. • 1. Colon: Vietnam is an example of a place to visit. • 2. Semicolon: These are two related statements, but the second does not explain or show an example of the first.

  9. Semicolon or colon? • 3. Seventy people lived in that cave __ they had no other choice. • 4. “A man chooses __ a slave obeys.” • 3. Colon: The second statement explains why they were living in the cave. • 4. Semicolon: The second statement about slaves is related to the first, but it does not explain or give an example of it.

  10. The Colon Practiced • Let’s try a few in our journals. • 1. There are so many movies to watch:_______ _______________________________________ • 2.______________________________________________: they come in blue and red and green. • 3.______________________________________________:_______________________________________.

  11. Colon Summary • Just think of your grandmother always explaining or giving examples of what your grandfather says in order to clarify his statements. I really love Las Vegas: I have so many aches: I have 8 grandkids: they have great buffets. they are all from the war. Jimmy is our favorite.

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