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COLON USAGE

COLON USAGE IINSERT COLONS AS NEEDED.

1. Her excuse for missing curfew was plausible the large wreck on the interstate took two hours to clear.

2. The doctor said I had nothing wrong with me at all the aches were simply growing pains.

3. The Marilyn Manson concert was laced with violence fourteen people were arrested and dozens were injured.

4. John’s difficult academic load in his last semester had an expected reward he enjoyed his summer break even more.

5. Sue has an eclectic taste in music she likes My Chemical Romance, The Beatles, and N’Sync.

COLON USAGE IIINSERT COLONS AS NEEDED.

1. She found the main character in the movie to be much like her boyfriend he was handsome, charming, and incredibly arrogant.

2. Langston Hughes was a great poet of the Harlem Renaissance two well-known poems are “Homecoming” and “A Dream Deferred.”

3. Some critics argue that part-time work helps teens they learn discipline and respect for the value of money.

4. Many educators oppose businesses which allow teens to work more than twenty hours a week they say it adds extra stress and time pressures.

5. Studies have shown the benefits of a summer reading program students improve reading scores and perform better academically.

COLON USAGE IIIINSERT COLONS AS NEEDED. THINK ABOUT THE RULE AS YOU ADD THE

PUNCTUATION.

1. My summer plans include the following rest, relaxation, and recreation.

2. The school policy for appropriate dance behavior includes the following regulation no freak dancing!

3. Among the most scantily-clad at the awards ceremony were several young actresses Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, and Snooki.

4. I find several restaurant cleanup chores absolutely repugnant brushing the toilet, scrubbing the floors, and scouring the sinks.

5. Teenagers cite the following as concerns about school demanding teachers and administrators, too much homework, difficult tests.

COLON USAGE IVINSERT COLONS AS NEEDED. THINK ABOUT THE RULE AS YOU ADD THE

PUNCTUATION.

1. His opening line was confident “The party in power has betrayed us.”

2. I have finally decided on a career paleontology.3. “I had three chairs in my house one for solitude,

two for friendship, three for society.” – H.D. Thoreau

4. The following students should report immediately to the main office Michael Green, Kim Evans, Heather Young.

5. The teacher read my favorite poem by Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”