Colon Use

The following are instruments in the string section violin, viola, cello, and bass.

• The following are instruments in the string section: violin, viola, cello, and bass. COLON AFTER SECTION

• The following are instruments in the string section. Violin, viola, cello, and bass. PERIOD AFTER SECTION

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

A famous violinist once gave this humorous advice for success "Practice, practice, and then practice some more."

• A famous violinist once gave this humorous advice for success. "Practice, practice, and then practice some more." PERIOD AFTER SUCCESS

• A famous violinist once gave this humorous advice for success: "Practice, practice, and then practice some more." COLON AFTER SUCCESS

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Three famous violin makers were Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri.

• Three famous violin makers were: Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri. COLON AFTER WERE

• Three famous violin makers were. Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri. PERIOD AFTER WERE

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

My favorite courses are science classes biology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy.

• My favorite courses are science classes: biology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy. COLON AFTER CLASSES

• My favorite courses are science classes. Biology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy. PERIOD AFTER CLASSES

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I think the next feature begins at 830 P.M.

• I think the next feature begins at 8:30 P.M. ADD COLON BETWEEN 8 AND 30.

• I think the next feature begins at 8 and 30 P.M. ADD AND BETWEEN 8 AND 30.

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Our orchard has the following fruit trees apple, plum, and cherry.

• Our orchard has the following fruit trees. Apple, plum, and cherry. PERIOD AFTER TREES

• Our orchard has the following fruit trees: apple, plum, and cherry. COLON AFTER TREES

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Nathan Hale was an American soldier who risked his life to keep fellow Americans free "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country!"

• Nathan Hale was an American soldier who risked his life to keep fellow Americans free: "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country!" COLON AFTER FREE

• Nathan Hale was an American soldier who risked his life to keep fellow Americans free, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country!" COMMA AFTER FREE

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I love that line from Tennyson's poem "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

• I love that line from Tennyson's poem: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." COLON AFTER POEM

• I love that line from Tennyson's poem, "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." COMMA AFTER POEM

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The following crops were ruined by the cold snap we had last week blueberries, oranges, and avocados.

• The following crops were ruined by the cold snap we had last week: blueberries, oranges, and avocados. COLON AFTER WEEK

• The following crops were ruined by the cold snap we had last week, blueberries, oranges, and avocados. COMMA AFTER WEEK

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

For the camping trip, we will need the following items a tent, an air mattress, a camp stove, and a first aid kit.

• For the camping trip, we will need the following items. A tent, an air mattress, a camp stove, and a first aid kit. PERIOD AFTER ITEMS

• For the camping trip, we will need the following items: a tent, an air mattress, a camp stove, and a first aid kit. COLON AFTER ITEMS

• CORRECT AS IS -- NO COLON NEEDED

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B