{"id":731,"date":"2012-02-07T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/help\/?p=731"},"modified":"2014-12-02T08:33:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:33:49","slug":"english-punctuation-colon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/help\/english-punctuation-colon\/","title":{"rendered":"English Punctuation: The Colon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The punctuation mark colon (:) consists of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0Uses o f the Colon (:)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\">\u00a0<span><span>1.<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>To introduce a list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">\u00a0Example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>A box has blocks of five colors: red, green, blue, yellow and white.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\"><span><span>2.<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><strong>To show example, rule or explanation preceding an independent clause.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">The hostel has a rule: no outsider allowed on weekdays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\"><span><span>3.<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>In memos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">To:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">From:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Date:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Subject:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\"><span><span>4.<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>Between hour and minute to show time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">5:25 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\"><span><span>5.<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>Between Bible chapters and verses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Part 3:121<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in\"><span><span>6.<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>To separate main title and subtitle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\">Example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\">America: The great nation<\/p>\n<p>SchoolTutoring Academy is the premier educational services company for K-12 and college students. We offer tutoring programs for students in K-12, AP classes, and college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The punctuation mark colon (:) consists of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. \u00a0Uses o f the Colon (:) \u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To introduce a list. \u00a0Example: \u00a0A box has blocks of five colors: red, green, blue, yellow and white. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To show example, rule or explanation preceding an independent clause. 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