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C5A2
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C5A2.1
Between numbers indicating hours and minutes
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We will arrive at 9:15.
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C5A2.2
Following the greeting in a business letter
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Dear Sir: Dear Dr. Martinez:
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C5A2.3
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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C5A2.4
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the following
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when the example
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immediately follows
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He gave us the following example of a typical fall
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Saturday in the yard: rake the leaves, mow the lawn
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and enjoy a cold drink in the lounge chair.
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C5A2.5
To introduce a clause or phrase that explains,
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restates, illustrates, or provides more information about the
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preceding clause
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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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Note that, in this case, 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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The last hope of many endangered species
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may be zoo breeding programs captive
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breeding of endangered animals that are then
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released into the wild.
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Correct:
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The last hope of many endangered species
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may be zoo breeding programs: captive
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breeding of endangered animals that are then
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released into the wild.
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More information
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Colons to Introduce Explanations
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C5A2.6
Outside quotation marks or parentheses
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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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,
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parasitic worms, dysentery amoeba.
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C5A2.7
Delete
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unnecessary colon.
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