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Mastering the Art of Colons in Writing

Learn how to use colons efficiently for lists, quotations, and explanations. Enhance your writing skills by understanding proper colon placement and punctuation rules.

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Mastering the Art of Colons in Writing

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  1. Colons (:) Pg. 258

  2. Introduction • Indicates that a list, a quotation, or some form of explanation follows

  3. Simple Uses • Greetings of business letters • Dear Sir or Madam: • To Whom This May Concern: • Times of day • 7:45 • 12:30 • References to some holy books • Psalms 23:7 • Qur’an 75:22

  4. Uses • Use a colon to introduce a list of items • Often follow words like these or the following • NEVER USE A COLON AFTER A VERB OR PREPOSITION • The school needed the following items: toilet paper, soap, and toilet bowl cleaner.

  5. Uses • Between two independent clauses where the second summarizes the first. • Use to introduce a long or formal quotation • Before the games, the athletes had to affirm their eligibility to compete: they swore a solemn oath to Zeus. • Marvin told me exactly what he thought of my outfit: “It is horrible and ugly.”

  6. Practice • The pentathlon included the following five events discus, long jump, javelin, running, and wrestling. • Before the game players had to prove their eligibility they had to sign a waiver. • Stan told Alison exactly what he thought “That is a hideous outfit and you should take it off.” : : :

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