An indepth guide on how to use colons and colon rules for writing in English. I will teach you how to use colons, explain each of these rules in detail, and show you many different examples. We will go over using colons to introduce lists, how to use a colon before quotation marks, using colons for emphasis, to separate independent clauses and more.

At the end of the lesson, we will have a detailed practice session so you can test what you've learned! Come learn all about colon usage with Sparkle English!

Video Chapters:
0:47 Introduction to Colons
1:32 Use a colon to introduce an item or list
3:26 Use colons to provide further clarification in a sentence
4:37 Use colons to show emphasis
5:34 Use colons to separate independent clauses
7:14 Use a colon before a quote when the quote is introduced by a complete sentence
8:47 In a presentation, we use colons to introduce a bulleted or numbered list
9:19 Practice using colons!

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