1. The colon The Colon

3. The definition The colon comes at a point in the sentence where the sentence could come to a complete stop. I’m going to tell you the names of my favorite foods. We put a period at the end of “foods. ”

4. More to come We know, however, what’s going to come after this period. I’m going to tell you the names of my favorite foods. Yes, a list of foods!

5. Colon and lists I’m going to tell you the names of my favorite foods : broccoli, spinach, salmon, apples, guava, and cashews. The colon separates a list from the sentences that comes before it.

6. No colon with a series My favorite breakfast foods are broccoli, spinach, salmon, apples, guava, and cashews. A colon is not used here because this sentence goes right into the list.

7. Example 2 Carefully look at this next sentence. Our manager wants just one thing from her staff that we do our best. Here, we have an independent thought that ends “staff” followed by a noun clause.

8. Example 2 cont To complete the idea or explanation, we can use a colon . Our manager wants just one thing from her staff : that we do our best.

9. quotation A colon also sets off a formal quotation. My boss is always using his favorite quotation from Donald Trump: “I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.”

10. conclusion It’s! Remember you know what is going to follow a colon : a list, an explanation, or a formal quotation.

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