{"id":10246,"date":"2015-08-31T14:06:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T21:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-crowdcontent.com\/?p=10246"},"modified":"2022-01-17T02:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:59:34","slug":"colons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/punctuation\/colons\/","title":{"rendered":"Colons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Colons<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though <\/span><a title=\"Semicolons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/punctuation\/semicolons\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">semicolons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and colons look similar and have similar names, they have different functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Introduce a List<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colons indicate that a list is coming up. However, <\/span><b>you can only use a colon after an <\/b><a title=\"Sentences\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/grammar\/sentences\/\"><b>independent clause<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Wrong:<\/strong><\/span> My favourite punctuation marks are<\/span><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> semicolons, colons, and ellipses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Right:<\/strong><\/span> I have three favorite punctuation marks<\/span><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> semicolons, colons, and ellipses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Wrong:<\/strong><\/span> My employees must have<\/span><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">good time management <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">computer programming experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Right:<\/strong><\/span> My employees must have the following skills<\/span><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">good time management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">computer programming experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re unsure about about whether or not you can use a colon, check if the part before the colon makes sense by itself (i.e. is an independent clause). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve placed your colon correctly, you can replace it with \u201cnamely\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Following Speakers in Interviews, Plays, and Transcripts<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chloe<\/span><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What advice do you have for new bloggers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brian<\/span><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Write for you target audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Explain What Follows:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here colons and semicolons are similar. You can replace a semicolon with a colon if the second independent clause explains or illustrates the previous one. You can choose whether or not to capitalize the second independent clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am so proud of Aubrey<\/span><b>: s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he practiced for years to win the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am so proud of Aubrey<\/span><b>: S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he practiced for years to win the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn More:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/punctuation\/colons.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grammar Book: Colons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/education\/grammar\/colons\">Grammar Girl: Colons<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colons Even though semicolons and colons look similar and have similar names, they have different functions. 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