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The Power of Colons: Enhancing Communication Skills

Learn how colons can announce rules, formal quotations, and lists to improve your communication skills. Discover the correct usage of colons and explore their impact on enhancing your writing. Master the art of using colons effectively in various contexts.

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The Power of Colons: Enhancing Communication Skills

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  1. Using Colons

  2. Colons Announce Things • They announce rules and explanations • Remember this: College grads earn 72% more than high school grads • The wires must be connected correctly: Red is positive and black is negative.

  3. Colons Announce Formal Quotations • One instructor has this quotation from Woody Allen posted on his website: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”

  4. Colons Announce Lists • English grammar contains various parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions.

  5. Rules for Using Colons in Lists • The lead-in to the list must be a complete clause (sentence) • I find that grammar is: boring, difficult, and confusing. • I find that grammar is boring, difficult, and confusing. • I like everything else about communication except these topics: grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Not a clause Colon removed Lead-in converted to a clause

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