"How to Use a Colon": Oregon State Guide to Grammar
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2022
- This video explains what the colon means and how to implement it effectively into your writing. Written and performed by Senior Instructor Liz Delf, it is designed for high school and college students studying grammar, writing, or linguistics.
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Thank you! 👏 it helped me a lot.
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This was so well explained. Thank you!
Thanks so much, fandangofred! We hope you'll feel free to check out the other videos in that series as well!
Gracias por todos, very educative.
Muchas gracias, Others!
Thank you for sharing this video, I found it very informative. May I ask if I could use a colon in place of i.e.?
Great question, Michael! Yes, a colon can certainly stand in for a parenthetical that begins with an i.e..
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