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1、TheColon:asentence gatewayThecoloncomesatapointinthesentencewherethesentencecouldcometoacompletestop.I’mgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods.Wecouldevenputaperiodaftertheword“foods,”couldn’twe?Infact,wedid.TheColon:asentence gatewayWeknow,however,what’sgoingtocomeaf
2、terthisperiod.I’mgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods.That’sright,aLISTofbreakfastfoods.TheColon:asentence gatewayI’mgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods:meuslix,cornflakes,oatmeal,gritsandgravy,andyogurtontoast.Andtheproperpunctuationmarktosetoffthislis
3、tfromwhatprecedesitisacolon.Thecolon“announces”thatalistisabouttofollow;itisthegatewaytothatlist.TheColon:asentence gatewayMyfavoritebreakfastfoodsaremeuslix,cornflakes,oatmeal,gritsandgravy,andyogurtontoast.WouldIuseacoloninthesentenceabove?No,becausethesentencedoesnotcometoah
4、althere.Instead,thesentenceflowsrightintothelist.Acolonwouldnotbeappropriatehere.TheColon:asentence gatewayExaminethisnextsentencecarefully.Ourmathtutorwantsjustonethingfromusthatwetryourbest.Here,wehaveanindependentthought(endingwith“us”).followedbyanotherkindofcompleter(anoun
5、clause).TheColon:asentence gatewayTosetoffthiscompleter,thisexplanation,wecanuseacolon.Ourmathtutorwantsjustonethingfromus:thatwetryourbest.Thesearethetwomainusesofthecolon:tosetoffalistoranexplanationthatweknowisabouttofollowthemainpartofthesentence.TheColon:asentence gatewayW
6、ealsousethecolontosetoffaformalquotation.MyfatherwasalwaysusinghisfavoritequotationfromYogiBerra:“Itain’tovertillit’sover.”TheColon:asentence gatewayJustrememberthatyouusuallyknowwhatisgoingtofollowacolon:alist,anexplanation,oraformalquotation.CONGRATULATIONS!Youhavenowmastered
7、theusesofthecolon,averyhandydeviceinthepunctuationofyoursentences.Don’tforgettotakethequizzesonpunctuationlistedontheQuizListpageoftheGuidetoGrammarandWriting.ThisPowerPointpresentationwascreatedbyCharlesDarling,PhDProfessorofEnglishandWebmasterCapitalCommunityCollegeHartford,C
8、onnecticutcopyrightNovember1999
