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      • 2.1.-2 Periods
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      • 2.6. Ellipses
      • 2.7. Hyphens
      • 2.8. Dashes
      • 2.9. Semicolons
      • 2.10. Colons
      • 2.11. Apostrophes
      • 2.12. Quotations
      • 2.13. Parentheses
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  • Editor's Marks
  • 1. Capitalization
  • 2. Punctuation
    • 2.1.-2 Periods
    • 2.3. Commas
    • 2.4. Exclamations
    • 2.5. Questions
    • 2.6. Ellipses
    • 2.7. Hyphens
    • 2.8. Dashes
    • 2.9. Semicolons
    • 2.10. Colons
    • 2.11. Apostrophes
    • 2.12. Quotations
    • 2.13. Parentheses
  • 3. Italics
  • 4. Numbers
  • 5. Sentences
  • 6. Paragraphs
  • 7. Agreements
  • 8. Style
  • 9. Usage
  • 10. Spelling
  • How To

2.10. Colons

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    1. Use a colon (:) to add a list to a sentence.

      I’m allergic to the rose family: apples, pears, peaches, plums, and cherries.

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