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Colons Periods 1 & 2 12/4/12
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Colons Rule #1: Use a colon to mean “note what follows.”
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Colons Rule #1: Use a colon to mean “note what follows.” 1(a) Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows.
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Colons 1(a) Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows. You must have one of each of the following types of sources in your project : a book by a single author, a book by two authors, a magazine article, and internet article.
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Colons 1(a) Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows. You must have one of each of the following types of sources in your project : a book by a single author, a book by two authors, a magazine article, and internet article.
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Colons 1(a) Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows. The only tools allowed in the examination are as follows : pencils, compasses, rulers, and protractors.
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Colons 1(a) Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows. The only tools allowed in the examination are as follows : pencils, compasses, rulers, and protractors.
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Colons Rule #1: Use a colon to mean “note what follows.” 1(b) Use a colon before a long formal statement or quotation.
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Colons 1(b) Use a colon before a long formal statement or quotation. Thomas Paine’s first pamphlet in the series The American Crisis starts with these famous words : These are times that try men’s souls…
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Colons Thomas Paine’s first pamphlet in the series The American Crisis starts with these famous words : These are times that try men’s soul. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. (1)
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Colons Rule #2: Use a colon before a statement that explains or clarifies a preceding statement.
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Colons Rule #2: Use a colon before a statement that explains or clarifies a preceding statement. He deserves a raise : He completed the project on schedule and under budget.
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Colons Rule #2: Use a colon before a statement that explains or clarifies a preceding statement. He deserves a raise : He completed the project on schedule and under budget. [Note that the word following the colon is capitalized.]
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(a) Use a colon between hour and minute.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(a) Use a colon between hour and minute. 6 : 15 p.m.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(a) Use a colon between hour and minute. 6 : 15 p.m.9 : 55 tomorrow morning
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(b) Use a colon between chapter and verse in Biblical references.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(b) Use a colon between chapter and verse in Biblical references. Psalm 8 : 9
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(b) Use a colon between chapter and verse in Biblical references. Psalm 8 : 9I Corinthians 13 : 1-13
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(c) Use a colon between a title and a subtitle.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(d) Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter.
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(d) Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter. Dear Ms. Weinberg :
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Colons Rule #3: Use a colon in certain conventional situations. 3(d) Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter. Dear Ms. Weinberg : Dear Sir or Madam :
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