1. COLONS

2. Colons Colons look like two full stops, one on top of the other.
Colons, like commas and full stops, mark the places where you would break or pause when speaking.

3. Imagine that each punctuation mark has a certain strength according to how long a pause it represents. The comma is the weakest mark; then comes the semi-colon. The colon is stronger than the semi-colon, but weaker than the full stop. ,
The comma is the weakest mark.

4. The semi-colon is stronger than the comma but weaker than the colon and full stop;

5. The colon is stronger than the semi-colon but weaker than the full stop.:

6. A tip for remembering it is to count one second for a comma, two seconds for a semi-colon,. Three seconds for a colon and four seconds for a full stop.
, ; : . 1

7. How colons are used
Colons nearly always “introduce” or lead into something that is to follow. You may see it used before someone speaks or before a quotation.
He said: “I’ll eat my hat
Remember the saying: “A stitch in time saves nine.”

8. 2. A colon is used to break a sentence when the second half of the sentence explains or summarises what comes in the first half.
Eventually he told us his secret: the old man was, in fact, a very rich man.
(A colon used like this often means the same as “that is to say”.)

9. 3. Colons are also used to introduce lists.
To make this pudding you will need the following ingredients: three ripe bananas, a pint of fresh cream, a small glass of brandy and some cherries and almonds for decoration

10. Watch out for the following phrases
Watch out for the following phrases. All of them are often followed by a colon.
for example
in other words
to sum up
the following
as follows
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Colons look like two full stops, one on top of the other.
Colons, like commas and full stops, mark the places where you would break or pause when speaking.
Imagine that each punctuation mark has a certain strength according to how long a pause it represents. The comma is the weakest mark; then comes the semi-colon. The colon is stronger than the semi-colon, but weaker than the full stop.
A tip for remembering it is to count one second for a comma, two seconds for a semi-colon,. Three seconds for a colon and four seconds for a full stop.
Colons nearly always “introduce” or lead into something that is to follow. You may see it used before someone speaks or before a quotation.
A colon is used to break a sentence when the second half of the sentence explains or summarises what comes in the first half.
Colons are also used to introduce lists.
Watch out for the following phrases. All of them are often followed by a colon. (for example, in other words, to sum up, the following, as follows)

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