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SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions
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#** ''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 | #* just about any grammatical form can follow a colon, including | ||
#** an IC | #** an IC, phrase, exclamation, multiple ICs with semicolons or coordinating conjunctions | ||
#** a direct quotation (if that quotation is a complete sentence | #** a direct quotation (if that quotation is a complete sentence and if the colon is preceded by an IC | ||
* note that colons <U>DO NOT</u>: | * note that colons <U>DO NOT</u>: | ||
** follow a dependent clause | ** follow a dependent clause | ||
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# act like a colon | # act like a colon | ||
#* ex. "She left stuff behind -- a plastic ring, a cheap phone, and a pencil" = IC -- list | #* ex. "She left stuff behind -- a plastic ring, a cheap phone, and a pencil" = IC -- list | ||
#* the dash is often used for emphasis (as opposed to a colon, which adds information) | |||
# act like parentheses (...) = -...- | # act like parentheses (...) = -...- | ||
#* The stuff that she left behind -- a plastic ring, a cheap phone, and a pencil -- wasn't that expensive" | #* The stuff that she left behind -- a plastic ring, a cheap phone, and a pencil -- wasn't that expensive" | ||