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what is a colon used for
to introduce things
to qualify a sentence
separate a dialogue with a character
colon used to introduce things like
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quotations
example :you know what to do : practice . emphasis is put on the word practice
i need to buy: milk chewing gum
hamlet said it best : “to be or not to be”
colon- qualify a sentence
qualify a sentence -by introducing meaning or an explanation
follow an independent clause -clase that can stand on its own
she was feeling down last week she had failed her exams
where would the colon go in this sentence
qualifying sentence
she was feeling really down last week: she had failed her exam -explains why she was feeling down
where would the colon go in this sentence
my mother taught me the most important thing forgiveness
my mother taught me the most important thing: forgiveness - to draw attention to the word forgivenss
used to separate dialogue from characters
lady macbeth what’s done cannot be undone
lady macbeth: what’s done came be undone
semi colon used for
joint two or more sentences
separate items
semi colon joint two or more sentences that are linked so can be used to replace a conjunction (and,but,is(
she calls it a rubber i call it an eraser
where do u put the semi colon
she calls it a rubber; i call it an eraser
seperate items on a list
i want to go to venice, Italy glasgow, scotland, madrid spain
i want to go to venice, italy; glasgow, scotland; madrid, spain
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