1. Colons
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2. What do you Notice?
In this world there are only two tragedies: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
– Oscar Wilde
His success is attributed to one thing: determination.
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3. Invitation to Imitate
Use the following sentences as mentor text. Keep the author’s style but add your own personal ideas.
“I look at my little sister and think how she has inherited the best qualities our family has to offer: my mother’s healing hands, my father’s level head, and my fight.”
--Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
“The airplane plip-plopped down the runway to a halt before the big sign: WELCOME TO CYPRUS.”
--Leon Uris, Exodus
“There are three choices in life: be good, get good, or give up.”
–Dr. House, House, MD
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4. Combine the following groups of sentences into one sentence
Invitation to Revise
Combine the following groups of sentences into one sentence
containing a colon. 1.
Clarence and Philip ate fish.
Clarence and Phillip ate pizza.
Clarence and Phillip ate cookies.
Clarence and Phillip ate pasta. 2.
Sweating is a symptom of stress.
Headaches are a symptom of stress.
Nausea is a symptom of stress. 3.
The cause of bad breath will be discussed in this paper.
Ways to fix bad breath will be discussed in this paper.
The consequences of leaving bad breath untreated will be discussed in this paper.
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5. Invitation to Edit What’s wrong?
In this world there are only two tragedies: one is not getting
what one wants, and the other is getting it.
In this world there are only two tragedies. One tragedy is not
getting what one wants. The other tragedy is getting it.
In this world there are only two tragedies; one is not getting
what one wants; the other is getting it.
In this world their are only two tragedies: one is not getting what
one wants and the other is getting it.
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6. Invitation to Write
Write a passage that includes at least two sentences that contain a colon.
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