English Grammar 101 - Lesson 5-33

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C	olon: Introducing the Following Lesson 5-33

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Prompt:	The colon (:) functions to introduce whatever follows an independent clause: lists, examples, statements, or quotations. Example: "The following people stood before the judge: the defendant, the defense counsel, and the prosecuter." The colon may be used after such introductory words as note, remember, hint, and caution or after an introductory list: "Remember: fasten your seat belt when driving." or "History, science, math, and art: she teaches them all."
Directions:	A colon has been omitted from each of the following sentences. Insert a colon by clicking between the words where you desire a colon to be.

	1.	The : following : is : a : list : of : the : successful : candidates : Alice : Smith, : Maria : Garcia, : and : Lynn : Ikemori.
	2.	Remember : the : election : will : be : held : during : third : period : on : June : 5th.
	3.	He : seemed : to : have : only : one : vice : eating.
	4.	I : am : fond : of : these : poetic : words : "For : all : sad : words : of : tongue : or : pen, : the : saddest : are : these: It : might : have : been."
	5.	Her : patience : was : running : out : a : change : must : be : made.
	6.	The : United : Nations : meeting : was : attended : by : three : nations : Mexico, : Portugal, : and : Brazil.
	7.	Caution : pavement : is : slippery : when : wet.
	8.	Micro : biology, : physics, : chemistry, : and : astronomy : he : is : an : expert : in : all.
	9.	Note : there : will : be : no : school : on : January : 2.
	10.	Students : who : are : running : for : school : offices : must : complete : the : following : submit : a : completed : intent : form, : register : for : the : leadership : class, : and : submit : a : transcript : of : grades.
	11.	The : following : states : have : been : selected : for : reports : Maine, : California, : Nevada, : and : Oregon.
	12.	Washington, : Utah, : Vermont, : Wyoming, : Montana : we : have : visited : them : all.
	13.	The : opening : phrase : in : Caeser's : Gallic : Wars : reads : as : follows : "Gallia : est : omnis : divisa : in : partes : tres ..."
	14.	The : Board : of : Directors : gave : only : one : reason : for : all : the : austerity : announcements : the : company : is : out : of : money.
	15.	The : bottom-line : question : is : this : will : the : company : survive?
	16.	That : sentence : was : poorly : constructed : it : lacked : both : unity : and : coherence.
	17.	The : Preamble : to : the : Constitution : reads : as : follows : "We : the : people : of : the : United : States, : in : order : to : form : a : more : perfect : union, : establish : justice, : insure : domestic : tranquility, : provide : for : the : common : defense, : promote : the : general : welfare...."
	18.	Remember : only : you : can : prevent : forest : fires.
	19.	The : date : and : time : of : the : party : will : be : as : follows : Saturday, : July : 4, : 2006, : from : 14:00 : to : 16:00 : hours.
	20.	The : contents : of : the : woman's : closet : included : the : following : shoes, : belts, : dresses, : hats, : and : blouses.