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* colons = do '''ONE''' thing: | * colons = do '''ONE''' thing: | ||
# extend or provide examples in support of a prior IC | # extend or provide examples in support of a prior IC | ||
#* i.e., a colon MUST be preceded by an IC | |||
#* i.e., colons follow a complete statement with an extended idea or example/s | #* i.e., colons follow a complete statement with an extended idea or example/s | ||
#** ''The prosecutor presented the evidence: a fingerprint, the weapon, and a written confession" = IC: list | #** ''The prosecutor presented the evidence: a fingerprint, the weapon, and a written confession" = IC: list'' | ||
#* just about any grammatical form can follow a colon, including | |||
#** an IC | |||
#** a direct quotation (if that quotation is a complete sentence) | |||
* note that colons <U>DO NOT</u>: | * note that colons <U>DO NOT</u>: | ||
** follow a dependent clause | ** follow a dependent clause | ||
** interrupt a clause or requisite (essential, required) | ** interrupt a clause or requisite (essential, required) element in a sentence | ||
*** ex., "''I went to the store''': because''' I needed some supplies''" | *** ex., "''I went to the store''': because''' I needed some supplies''" | ||
**** the colon here interrupts the connection between "I went to the store" and the reason why, "because..." | **** the colon here interrupts the connection between "I went to the store" and the reason why, "because..." | ||