Bellwork 9-15-151) What are the purposes of a colon? Try come up

with different sentences that use it in different ways.

“A pause is a distinction of a sentence,though perfect in itself, yet joined to another, being marked thus with two pricks (:).”

(Ben Jonson, The English Grammar, 1640)

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Objective& Purpose Demonstrate understanding of the colon by

discovering the rules: write what you think each rule is.

Using a colon in writing can help to improve sentence fluency and style of writing, thereby making writing more interesting to read.

On your slatesWrite the colon and the word that comes right

BEFORE it.

:items

Colon Practice 1) Religion and politics can be

sensitive subjects many people hold opinionated views and are easily offended by other peoples' remarks.

Colon Practice 1) Religion and politics can be

sensitive subjects: many people hold opinionated views and are easily offended by other peoples' remarks.

Colon Practice 2)Mr. Mirano just made this slide at

lunch he realized he needed another example.

Colon Practice 2)Mr. Mirano just made this slide at

lunch: he realized he needed another example.

Colon Practice 3)Sandy soaked up the sun during

the day she gazed at the stars at night.

Colon Practice 3)Sandy soaked up the sun during

the day; she gazed at the stars at night.

Colon Practice 4)Sandy soaked up the sun during

the day she needs a nice glow to feel good about herself.

Colon Practice 4)Sandy soaked up the sun during

the day: she needs a nice glow to feel good about herself.

What’s rule #1?

Colon Practice 1)I want the following items butter,

sugar, and flour.

Colon Practice 1)I want the following items: butter,

sugar, and flour.

Colon Practice 2) I like to run, hike, and ski.

Colon Practice 2) I like to run, hike, and ski.

**NO COLON!! WHY?!

I want the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.

What’s rule #2?

Colon Practice 1)The student, who had just spit his

gum out onto the ground, did not notice who was walking right in front of him the lunch monitor.

Colon Practice 1)The student, who had just spit his

gum out onto the ground, did not notice who was walking right in front of him: the lunch monitor.

Colon Practice 2)He had a nickname all would

remember Fabio.

Colon Practice 2)He had a nickname all would

remember: Fabio.

Colon Practice 3)The perfect book is The

Fountainhead.

Colon Practice 3)The perfect book is The

Fountainhead.

**NO COLON!! WHY?!

Colon Practice 4) I have finally found the perfect food

pickles.

Colon Practice 4) I have finally found the perfect

food: pickles.

What’s rule #3?

Colon Practice 1)When Daryl finally appeared, he

gave the definitive answer to the question of where the lost treasure had been found "Nowhere, it never existed."

Colon Practice 1)When Daryl finally appeared, he

gave the definitive answer to the question of where the lost treasure had been found: "Nowhere, it never existed.”

Colon Practice 2)Shakespeare said it best “To thine

own self be true.”

Colon Practice 2)Shakespeare said it best: “To thine

own self be true.”

What’s rule #4?

Colon Practice 1)Hyperspace A Scientific Odyssey

Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension

Colon Practice 1)Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey

Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension

Colon Practice 2)Pirates of the Caribbean Dead

Man’s Chest

Colon Practice 2)Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead

Man’s Chest

What’s rule #5?