Colons: When to Use a Colon in a Sentence | English Writing and Punctuation Essentials

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Quick Reference Links: 0:47 - Introduction to Colons 1:32 - Use a colon to introduce an item or list 3:26 - Use colons to provide further clarification in a sentence 4:37 - Use colons to show emphasis 5:34 - Use colons to separate independent clauses 7:14 - Use a colon before a quote when the quote is introduced by a complete sentence 8:47 - In a presentation, we use colons to introduce a bulleted or numbered list 9:19 - Practice using colons!

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