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✍️ English 10 minLesson 36 of 50
Mastering Colons for Lists and Emphasis
Learn to use the colon to introduce lists or add punchy emphasis to your arguments.
What you will learn
- A colon should only follow an independent clause.
- Use a colon to introduce a list that explains a preceding statement.
- Colons are effective for highlighting a final summary word or phrase.
Colons and Semicolons
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Watch once, then work through the practice sheet.
Practice sheets
3 printable PDFs1
Recall drill
5 questions · write-in answer lines
2
Apply it
4 questions · write-in answer lines
3
Test yourself
4 questions · write-in answer lines
Interactive quiz
Question 1 of 1Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
