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Colons :. UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini - Lesson #32. The colon is often used to introduce explanatory elements, often in the form of a list. The colon takes the place of such as, namely , or for example. The colon must be preceded by a complete sentence. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Colons
:UWF Writing Lab
Grammar Mini- Lesson #32
The colon is often used to introduce explanatory elements, often in the form of a list.
The colon takes the place of such as, namely, or for example.
The colon must be preceded by
a complete sentence.
Correct: I hate this one course: English.•Notice the full sentence before the colon.•Note that your list may include only one word.
Incorrect: One course that I hate: English is the course I am failing. •The statement preceding the colon is not a full sentence.
The colon takes the place of the following phrases:
such as, for example, namely.
Do not use these phrases in combination with the colon.
Incorrect: Some mammals have no hair: namely, whales, porpoises, and bottle-nosed dolphins.
Correct: Some mammals have no hair, namely, whales, porpoises, and bottle-nosed dolphins.
Do not use a colon after a linking verb, which
connects the subject to the complement.
Incorrect: The three parts of a chemistry course are: lecture, recitation, and laboratory.
Correct: There are three parts to the chemistry course: lecture, recitation, and laboratory.