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a colon is used to connect an independent clause to 4 things?
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to a list, explanation, a quotation or rule, (Exception:if you have a rule that follows a colon, begin that rule with
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The patient has undergone the following procedures in the last three years: appendectomy, LASIK eye surgery, and cholecystectomy.
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What kind of stop does a colon present with regards to a comma or semicolon within a sentence?
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harder stop
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what phrase signals that a colon and a list should be coming?
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the following
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Usually a sentence following a colon is NOT capitalized - what are the 2 exceptions?
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1. If you have a situation where two or more sentences follow the colon, then you would capitalize each one
2. If a proper noun follows the colon, the proper noun will begin with a capital letter. |
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If a rule follows a colon, is the first letter of the rule capitalized whether or not it is a complete sentence?
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Yes
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If the clause that introduces the list or rule is NOT an independent clause, is a colon needed?
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no
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Incorrect: The patient is currently taking: Tylenol, prednisone, and Prilosec.
Because the introduction The patient is currently taking is not an independent clause (cannot stand alone), a colon should not be used here. In this case the list can be incorporated into one single sentence. Correct: The patient is currently taking Tylenol, prednisone, and Prilosec. |
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does the colon have more or less variety of uses than some of punctuation?
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less
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