Colons Review - Jenna Dudley | Library

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Which sentence is CORRECTLY using the colon?  Choose ALL that apply.

Here's a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions: if you don't bother them, they won't bother you. Usually.

Stanley's father was an inventor. To be a successful inventor you need three things: intelligence, perseverance, and just a little bit of luck.

There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor and old age

D My teacher’s remark on my final essay was very complimentary: “This essay coherently analyzes musical trends of the late 20th century.”

After three weeks of deliberation, the jury finally reached a verdict: guilty.

I have very little time to learn the language: my new job starts in five weeks.

The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

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Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
This is a CORRECT use of a colon.  Why?

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Between independent clauses

Quotation

Emphasis

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
This is a CORRECT use of a colon.  Why?

List

Between independent clauses

Quotation

Emphasis

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He had all sorts of clients: husbands and wives who wanted a divorce; people arguing about money or property rights; farmers quarreling over who owned a certain hog or horse.
This is a CORRECT use of a colon.  Why?

List

Between independent clauses

Quotation

Emphasis

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Finally, they said: "You should have your own art show. A one-man exhibition, right here in West Chester."
This is a CORRECT use of a colon.  Why?

List

Between independent clauses

Quotation

Emphasis

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I have only one word for you, my dear:  study!
This is a CORRECT use of a colon.  Why?

List

Between independent clauses

Quotation

Emphasis

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Create your OWN sentence.  Using a colon for a list.

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Create your OWN sentence.  Using a colon for a emphasis.

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Create your OWN sentence.  Using a colon for a quotation.
Quotation you need to use: “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”

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Create your OWN sentence.  Using a colon between independent clauses.