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The Underappreciated Colon

The Underappreciated Colon. Why won’t people use me?. : . Meet the colon . A colon looks like one period over the other : Not to be confused with his half brother, the semicolon, which looks like a winky face ;

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The Underappreciated Colon

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  1. The UnderappreciatedColon Why won’t people use me? :

  2. Meet the colon • A colon looks like one period over the other : • Not to be confused with his half brother, the semicolon, which looks like a winky face ; • A colon is placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that what follows elaborates on the idea presented in the sentence. • May be followed by a single word, phrase, sentence, or list

  3. Example- wOrd • Rewrite this sentence with the period replaced by a colon and the word rude written after the colon. • There is only one word for Ted’s behavior at dinner. • Answer? There is only one word for Ted’s behavior at dinner: rude. • This shows how a single word can follow a colon.

  4. Example- phrase • Rewrite the following sentence with a colon placed in the right position. • The candidate’s press secretary responded confidently to questions on the election’s hottest issue how to save the social security system. • Answer: The candidate’s press secretary responded confidently to questions on the election’s hottest issue: how to save the social security system. • The colon is placed between the initial sentence and the explanatory phrase

  5. Example-list • For our slumber party, you will need the following: two bags of Twizzlers, pajamas, and your copy of Dazed and Confused. • Subject: YOU • Verb phrase: WILL NEED • Complement: THE FOLLOWING…

  6. Example- WRONG! WRONG: Do not place a colon between a verb and its object when the object is a list. Example: For our slumber party, you will need: two bags of Twizzlers, pajamas, and your copy of Dazed and Confused. Subject: YOU Verb Phrase: WILL NEED Object: two bags of Twizzlers, pajamas, and your copy of Dazed and Confused. A simpler form of this is: You will need: Twizzlers. (Incorrect)

  7. You fix it! • Rewrite the following sentences correctly by using a colon. • A major problem for the stranded hikers remained unsolved. Whether to feed Bill or Derek to the bear. • After test driving a number of cars, we bought the one that offered us the most comfort and luxury for the least money the Ford Crown Victoria. • The university has four main sources of income. The sources are investments, gifts from alumni, and student tuition.

  8. You write your own! • Now, write your own sentence using a colon.

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