Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Colons

A.ppendixB I P:unctuationRules 285

B. Punctuatethefollowingsentencesbyaddingsemicolonsandcommas.Use

semicolonswhereverpossible.

1. MybuswaslatethereforeI missedmyfirstclass.


2. Thepoliticianwasdiscoveredacceptingbribesasa resulthispolitical
   careerwasruined.


3. Myfathernevercriesinfacthenevershowsanyemotionatall,


4. Therestaurantwasclosedconsequentlywewenthometoeat.


5. Somepeoplefeelthatgradesareunnecessaryontheotherhandsome
   peoplefeelthatgradesmotivatestudents.


6. Technologyis changingourlivesinharmfulwaysforexamplethe
   computeris replacinghumancontact.


7. Thecomputerdehumanizesbusinessneverthelessit hassomerealadvantages,
   8. Writingessaysiseasyit justtakesa littlepractice.
   9. NorthAmericanslovepetseveryfamilyseemstohaveat leastonedogorcat.
   10.ThelifeexpectancyofNorthAmericansis increasingfore~9illplethelife
   expectancyofa personbornin 2000 was77.2yearswhichisanincrease
   ofalmost 30 yearssince1900.
   11.Yourproposalisa goodonehoweverIdonotcompletelyagreewithyour
   finalsuggestion.


8. Efficiencyis a highlyprizedqualityamongNorthAmericansit hasalmost
   attainedthestatusofa moralattribute.

C. Writeoneoriginalsentenceforeachofthethreerulesforusingsemicolons.

1. Betweencloselyconnectedsentences


2. Beforeconjunctiveadverbsandsometransitionphrases


3. Betweenitemsina series

Usingacolonat theendofanindependentclausefocusesattentiononthewordsfol-

lowingthecolon.Aftera colon,weoftenwritelists,appositives,anddirectquotations.

Beforel.ists

Usea colontointroducea list.

Librarieshavetwokindsofperiodicals:boundperiodicalsandcurrentperiodicals.

I ConjunctiveAdverbs.

ThecausesoftheU.S.CivilWarwereasfollows:theeconomicdominationofthe

North,theslaveryissue,andtheissueofstates'rightsversusfederalintervention.