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Fanboys: Commas in a Series
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DC, IC. Exercises
IXL practice for DC, IC.
CorrConj
Dependent Clauses
Commas with Adjectives
Commas: Interjections & Interrupters
Dashes - Hyphens
Ellipses
Exclamation Marks
Periods
Question Marks
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Writing Dialogue
Semi-Colons
Italics & Quotes: use with sources
Harris Pun't Page
Home
Apostrophes
Colons
Commas
Fanboys: Commas in a Series
Fanboys: Compound Sentences
CC
Comma Splices
SubConj
DC, IC. Exercises
IXL practice for DC, IC.
CorrConj
Dependent Clauses
Commas with Adjectives
Commas: Interjections & Interrupters
Dashes - Hyphens
Ellipses
Exclamation Marks
Periods
Question Marks
Quotation Marks
Writing Dialogue
Semi-Colons
Italics & Quotes: use with sources
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Home
Apostrophes
Colons
Commas
Fanboys: Commas in a Series
Fanboys: Compound Sentences
CC
Comma Splices
SubConj
DC, IC. Exercises
IXL practice for DC, IC.
CorrConj
Dependent Clauses
Commas with Adjectives
Commas: Interjections & Interrupters
Dashes - Hyphens
Ellipses
Exclamation Marks
Periods
Question Marks
Quotation Marks
Writing Dialogue
Semi-Colons
Italics & Quotes: use with sources
The Colon:
no, we are not referring to part of the digestive system
:
the 2 dots on top of each other is a colon
when to use a colon
time
1:15 am
3:20 pm
chapter & verse
John 3:16
Genesis 1:1
a list
I enjoy sports: basketball, golf, tennis, walking.
We ate junk food: chips, candy bars, licorice, brownies.
rules for using a colon
do not use after a verb
do use after a noun or pronoun
when underlining a heading with a colon, do not underline the colon
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