English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
When you write, it is good to use a variety of sentence structures to give your writing energy and interest. In the past two weeks, we have talked about four different types of sentence structure: simple sentencecompound sentencecomplex sentencecompound-complex sentence… Read more729. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Variety
Use a colon (:) to signal that is list will follow. Just be sure that you write a complete thought before the colon.I bought three things at the store: milk, bread, and peanut butter. Notice that the words before the… Read more896. Using the Colon with a List
We use a colon (:) between the hour and the minutes when writing time. Two o’clock looks like this – 2:00Eight minutes after two o’clock looks like this – 2:08Fifteen minutes after two o’clock looks like this – 2:15Thirty minutes… Read more897. Using the Colon with Time
A colon (:) can be used to emphasize a word or phrase. Be sure to write a complete thought before the colon. Look at this example.My little brother eats only one thing: hot dogs.As far as I can tell, college… Read more899. Using a Colon for Emphasis
In math, a ratio compares two numbers. We always put a colon between the two numbers. We have a 1:2 chance of winningWe have five pieces of fruit, and two of the five are peaches. We say that ratio of… Read more898. Colon with a Ratio