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    5a: Writing Style
z5b: Grammar Rules
spacerz5b(5): Voice Shifting
spacerz5b(6): Colloquialisms
spacerz5b(7): Sentences
spacerz5b(8): Commas
spacerz5b(9): Semicolons
spacerz5b(10): Colons
spacerz5b(11): Using Hyphens
spacerz5b(12): The Apostrophe
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Chapter 5 - Section 5b(10): Colons
 

RULES FOR COLONS

1. Use a colon when making a list, when what precedes the list is an independent clause.

CORRECT: There are four ingredients necessary for a good party: music, lighting, food, and personality.


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