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EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Identify different punctuation marks and their usage
Identify colon - a punctuation mark used to introduce a list, for emphasis and explanation.
Create appropriate sentences using punctuation mark-colon.
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BIG QUESTION: WHY ARE PUNCTUATIONS SO IMPORTANT?
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Choose the sentence which is punctuated properly.
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The available colors include: red, blue, black, and brown.
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The sandals are available in four colors: red, blue, black, and brown.
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Both are correct.
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None of them
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*Use a colon before a series or list only if the words that introduce the list make up a complete sentence.
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Choose the sentence which shows the correct use of the colon.
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Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand: a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.
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Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand; a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.
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Both are correct.
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Neither is correct.
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*Use a colon when the phrase as follows or the following introduces a list.
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Write a sentence of your own to introduce a list of items using a colon.
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In which sentence the use of a colon is incorrect?
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I have to get surgery on my arm: I fell out of a tree.
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She had doctorates in two areas: philosophy and physics
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I knew exactly what I wanted: pizza.
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She said: stop running!:
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Which of the following sentence is punctuated properly?
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Roma loved only one sentence Math.
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Roma loved only one subject: Math.
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Roma loved only one subject Math.
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All are wrong.
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Write a sentence of your own to emphasize a phrase or a single word at the end of a sentence using a colon.
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Which sentence is not punctuated properly?
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Leo paused to appreciate the rare moment of calm: His sons were playing happily and dinner was in the oven.
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Leo paused to appreciate the rare moment of calm: his sons were playing happily and dinner was in the oven.
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Neither is correct.
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Both are correct
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Use a lowercase letter after a colon within a sentence unless the word that follows the colon is normally capitalized or is the first in a series of related sentences.
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Review! Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
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Term papers are due on 7 December—that is: one week before the final exam.
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Term papers are due on 7 December—that is, one week before the final exam.
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Neither is correct.
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Both are correct.
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Use a comma, not a colon, following for example, that is, and namely.
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Frame a sentence depicting the use of a colon to separate two parts of a sentence that make meaning on their own.
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Now I can: *Identify different punctuation marks and their usage *Identify colon - a punctuation mark used to introduce a list, for emphasis and explanation. *Create appropriate sentences using punctuation mark-colon.
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HOME ASSIGNMENT
Attempt exercises 5d and 5e given in your companion book.