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Bellwork 9-15-151) What are the purposes of a colon? Try come up
with different sentences that use it in different ways.
“A pause is a distinction of a sentence,though perfect in itself, yet joined to another, being marked thus with two pricks (:).”
(Ben Jonson, The English Grammar, 1640)
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Objective& Purpose Demonstrate understanding of the colon by
discovering the rules: write what you think each rule is.
Using a colon in writing can help to improve sentence fluency and style of writing, thereby making writing more interesting to read.
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On your slatesWrite the colon and the word that comes right
BEFORE it.
:items
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Colon Practice 1) Religion and politics can be
sensitive subjects many people hold opinionated views and are easily offended by other peoples' remarks.
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Colon Practice 1) Religion and politics can be
sensitive subjects: many people hold opinionated views and are easily offended by other peoples' remarks.
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Colon Practice 2)Mr. Mirano just made this slide at
lunch he realized he needed another example.
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Colon Practice 2)Mr. Mirano just made this slide at
lunch: he realized he needed another example.
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Colon Practice 3)Sandy soaked up the sun during
the day she gazed at the stars at night.
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Colon Practice 3)Sandy soaked up the sun during
the day; she gazed at the stars at night.
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Colon Practice 4)Sandy soaked up the sun during
the day she needs a nice glow to feel good about herself.
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Colon Practice 4)Sandy soaked up the sun during
the day: she needs a nice glow to feel good about herself.
What’s rule #1?
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Colon Practice 1)I want the following items butter,
sugar, and flour.
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Colon Practice 1)I want the following items: butter,
sugar, and flour.
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Colon Practice 2) I like to run, hike, and ski.
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Colon Practice 2) I like to run, hike, and ski.
**NO COLON!! WHY?!
I want the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.
What’s rule #2?
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Colon Practice 1)The student, who had just spit his
gum out onto the ground, did not notice who was walking right in front of him the lunch monitor.
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Colon Practice 1)The student, who had just spit his
gum out onto the ground, did not notice who was walking right in front of him: the lunch monitor.
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Colon Practice 2)He had a nickname all would
remember Fabio.
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Colon Practice 2)He had a nickname all would
remember: Fabio.
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Colon Practice 3)The perfect book is The
Fountainhead.
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Colon Practice 3)The perfect book is The
Fountainhead.
**NO COLON!! WHY?!
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Colon Practice 4) I have finally found the perfect food
pickles.
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Colon Practice 4) I have finally found the perfect
food: pickles.
What’s rule #3?
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Colon Practice 1)When Daryl finally appeared, he
gave the definitive answer to the question of where the lost treasure had been found "Nowhere, it never existed."
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Colon Practice 1)When Daryl finally appeared, he
gave the definitive answer to the question of where the lost treasure had been found: "Nowhere, it never existed.”
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Colon Practice 2)Shakespeare said it best “To thine
own self be true.”
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Colon Practice 2)Shakespeare said it best: “To thine
own self be true.”
What’s rule #4?
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Colon Practice 1)Hyperspace A Scientific Odyssey
Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension
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Colon Practice 1)Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey
Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension
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Colon Practice 2)Pirates of the Caribbean Dead
Man’s Chest
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Colon Practice 2)Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
Man’s Chest
What’s rule #5?