Practice Using Linking Function of Colons

Ashlynn enjoys using the following apps on her phone: Pinterest, Messages, and Snap Chat.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! No colon is needed in this sentence.

Two phone apps that Austin and Nyalin enjoy that Mrs. Shaw doesn’t know much about because she’s out of touch are Instagram and FaceTime.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! Add a colon before the list of items.

Haleem likes the following types of candy: gummy bears, Twix, and Skittles.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! No colon is needed here.

Haley likes these types of candy M&Ms, Skittles, and Sour Patch Kids.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! Add a colon just before the list of candies.

Jocelyn has three favorite books: The Hate U Give, The Fault in our Stars, and milk and honey.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! No colon is needed.

Here are three students who like to eat at least one Demetrius’ favorite foods: Sarah, Shalaylah, and Austin.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! No colon is needed.

These are some of the famous people that 3rd block grammar students would like to meet Coco Chanel, DaBaby, Hansol Chwe, Beyonce, Rihanna, Will Smith, Lebron James, ddg, NBA Youngboy, and Rod Wave.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! Add a colon before the list of celebrities.

These are the famous people Mrs. Shaw has heard of because she's old and doesn't know pop culture anymore: Coco Chanel, Will Smith, Rihanna, and Beyonce.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! A colon is not needed in this sentence.

Antwaun’s favorite sports to watch are the following: football, baseball, and basketball.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! No colon is needed.

Marquis has a wallet, keys, and wave brush in his room.

• Correct!

• Incorrect! Add a colon before the list of items.