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Colon Usage Practice
Place a colon where needed in the following sentences.
1. Finally, I remembered the stages of cell
division
:
interphase, prophase,
metaphase, anaphase,
telophase.
2.
She made her response boldly
:
"I don't want to go."
3. Her decision was made
:
she would take algebra.
4.
Dear Judge Baker
:
5. He couldn't resist the temptation
:
he ate the piece of cake.
6. The captain has written letters of recommendation for the following people
:
Jane Smith, John
Brown, and Bill Jones.
7. He
proclaimed his choice boldly
:
"I want the blue one."
8. John teaches three classes
:
history,
government, and sociology.
9. She particularly admired her aunt
:
the one she lived with while in high school.
10. The meeting was a disaster
:
the agenda was not prepared and the discussion was unfocused.
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