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Colons

English Grammar Punctuation Colons

Questions

  • How do you use a colon in a sentence?
  • Does anyone know the proper usage for the semicolon and the colon?
  • Question #9242b
  • Is it grammatically correct to use a colon after an incomplete sentence? Is it correct to use it after the word "because"?

Punctuation

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