User:Albyy/academic writing

clase 31 de agosto

punctuation

Use a colon [ : ] before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself. Think of the colon as a gate, inviting one to go on:

     There is only one thing left to do now: confess while you still have time.

The charter review committee now includes the following people:

   the mayor 
   the chief of police 
   the fire chief 
   the chair of the town council