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B5B1
Advanced Colon Information
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A colon can be used in the following ways:
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To introduce a list of items
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We needed three things at the market: milk, flour, and
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eggs.
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After an independent clause with
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as follows
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and
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the
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following
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when the example follows immediately
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He gave us the following example of his yard activities:
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rake the leaves, mow the lawn, and enjoy a cold drink
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in the lounge chair.
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To introduce a clause or phrase that provides more
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information
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He was always unique: the only time he wore matching
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socks was on "clash day."
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As shown below, a colon can be used to correct a
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run-on sentence/comma splice.
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Incorrect:
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His goal was to be the best in his favorite
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activities running, football, and swimming.
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Correct:
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His goal was to be the best in his favorite
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activities: running, football, and swimming.
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We went to see "Taming of the Shrew": it is my favorite
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play.
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While preparing for the expedition, they told us to
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beware of the following (if we still wanted to go after
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reading the list): poisonous snakes, malarial mosquitoes,
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parasitic worms, dysentery amoeba.
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