Colons Review
By Jenna Dudley-Bosch
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Last updated over 6 years ago
10 Questions
Which sentence is CORRECTLY using the colon? Choose ALL that apply.
Which sentence is CORRECTLY using the colon? Choose ALL that apply.
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.This is a CORRECT use of a colon. Why?
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
This is a CORRECT use of a colon. Why?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
I have only one word for you, my dear: study!This is a CORRECT use of a colon. Why?
I have only one word for you, my dear: study!
This is a CORRECT use of a colon. Why?
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon for a list.
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon for a list.
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon for a emphasis.
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon for a emphasis.
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.”
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.”
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon between independent clauses.
Create your OWN sentence. Using a colon between independent clauses.