Colons: When to Use a Colon in a Sentence | English Writing and Punctuation Essentials

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An in-depth guide on how to use colons and colon rules for writing in English. I will teach you how to use colons, explain each of these rules in detail, and show you many different examples. We will go over using colons to introduce lists, how to use a colon before quotation marks, using colons for emphasis, to separate independent clauses and more.
At the end of the lesson, we will have a detailed practice session so you can test what you've learned! Come learn all about colon usage with Sparkle English!
Video Chapters:
0:47 - Introduction to Colons
1:32 - Use a colon to introduce an item or list
3:26 - Use colons to provide further clarification in a sentence
4:37 - Use colons to show emphasis
5:34 - Use colons to separate independent clauses
7:14 - Use a colon before a quote when the quote is introduced by a complete sentence
8:47 - In a presentation, we use colons to introduce a bulleted or numbered list
9:19 - Practice using colons!
Check out my other videos on punctuation and capitalization below:
► Quotation Marks Rules - • Quotation Mark Rules |...
► Apostrophe Rules - • Apostrophe Rules | How...
► Capitalization Rules - • Capitalization Rules -...
► 8 Comma Rules - • 8 Comma Rules | How to...
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@SparkleEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Quick Reference Links: 0:47 - Introduction to Colons 1:32 - Use a colon to introduce an item or list 3:26 - Use colons to provide further clarification in a sentence 4:37 - Use colons to show emphasis 5:34 - Use colons to separate independent clauses 7:14 - Use a colon before a quote when the quote is introduced by a complete sentence 8:47 - In a presentation, we use colons to introduce a bulleted or numbered list 9:19 - Practice using colons!

@brinarollins7322 3 жыл бұрын

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@timn.5029 7 ай бұрын

10/10. I'm not daft by any sense of the word. However, I've got ADHD, and concepts that are quickly brushed over can get lost in translation to me. In those cases I have to do my own due diligence: seek "in depth" explanation study material. Punctuation has always been one of those things for me. This video was exactly what I needed. Thanks for your content.

@SparkleEnglish 7 ай бұрын

You are so very welcome! I really appreciate your kind words. 🥰

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@Stephanie-jo2tm 3 жыл бұрын

I am practicing for my SAT. You have helped me comprehend so much!! Thank you

@SparkleEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!!! Good luck with your SAT!

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@naco5563 3 жыл бұрын

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@myfamilystudycenter Жыл бұрын

Maybe it is because you explained the colon in an easy way, i found all the sentences correctly. 🎉 Thanks a lot.❤

@SparkleEnglish Жыл бұрын

Well done!! ❤️

@MichelleDanes-fb1ie Жыл бұрын

i am right now practicing for my SATS, this has helped me so much, thank you

@evansasante8113 2 ай бұрын

I always struggled with getting the right punctuation in situations where I had to connect two independent clauses. This video just clarified it for me!

@anthonymason5916 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I feel a lot better now with my punctuations in English.

@MiddleEasternInAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are informative, comprehensive, and well-organized. I hope you have enough time to make more videos and online courses. Thank you for such great content.

@SparkleEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and appreciation! 😍

@worldclassjerk-epicgamer 2 жыл бұрын

It would be "well organized" instead of "well-organized". ;) Only hyphenate with compound adjectives when they occur before the noun in the sentence. (I'm not trying to be a world-class jerk or anything. Just felt like an appropriate fun fact on a video of this nature.)

@Natureshoot312 11 ай бұрын

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@ranashehroze8247 3 жыл бұрын

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@rickgordon2658 Жыл бұрын

So clear so concise. Thank you!!

@simplenv4740 2 жыл бұрын

Great refresher! Thank you!🙏

@spaceman111 Жыл бұрын

Clear, concise and to the point. I love your videos. Thank you

@fredchege9208 Жыл бұрын

Agree.

@englishforre.1458 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Madam your lesson on colon is very very useful for me and must be for those who are watching.

@ArtemHahauz-nm7bk 2 ай бұрын

As I understand now, colons are much more complex than I thought. I would definitely need to do some more research regarding this punctuation mark. Thank you so much, Jeniffer! Best regards from Ukraine! Keep it up!

@aigulsuh 2 жыл бұрын

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@TruthMerc 3 жыл бұрын

You have the best videos on punctuation. Thumbs up!

@carolynmaches1390 3 жыл бұрын

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@noelalim6176 Жыл бұрын

So clear,,, love the way you demonstrate.

@sherlychristianty1616 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Your explanation is easy to understand.

@melkam-englishgrammar5849 6 ай бұрын

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@mehulpatel7533 2 жыл бұрын

Your explanation is really clear it helped a lot

@edidiongoffong4398 Жыл бұрын

Dear Teacher, many thanks to you for this amazing video. My question is: when should we not use a colon?

@labellelandy3707 4 ай бұрын

I am practicing for my ACT. You have help me understand so much stuff thank you .

@Tushinho 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Quick question tho, if I said: "what I needed was: 20 pounds of ground round for that party we are having next week. Would that sentence be correct? Or should I leave out the colon all together?

@SparkleEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! You should leave out the colon in that sentence since the verb to be (was) connects both parts. :)

@Tushinho 3 жыл бұрын

@@SparkleEnglish thanks

@ryankbr 2 жыл бұрын

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@juliomatimbe5078 Жыл бұрын

You always make it looks easy. Much love and appreciation

@OfCourseICan 2 жыл бұрын

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@nazmuldipu Жыл бұрын

This video is helpful to understand how to use colons. Because the video has many things:some examples, some rules, and a test.

@diamondrepairs1307 6 ай бұрын

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@srinivasasangala5472 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, this video helped me a lot because in school my teacher said i need to work on placing my colons in the right place

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Your teaching is so beautiful, please make a video on tenses also.😀

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many thanks for uploading such a clear video. It would be great if you could upload an video with em dash and en dash too.

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@jamalhossain2827 Жыл бұрын

Precise lecture. Have learnt much.

@AbdulLatif-im2vv Ай бұрын

Colons are really difficult but after watching this video it has become easier ❤

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@taniadesruisseaux8171 Ай бұрын

I got 5/7 . I'm not too good at punctuation . I hope to have you as my private teacher.

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@asmabdullah3232 Жыл бұрын

Good evening, Thanks for the privilege. I want to know about the "comma" before "or" in the examples of using colons to provide further clarification in a sentence.

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@SparkleEnglish Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Christopher! 😊

@ahmedking407 2 жыл бұрын

I have a *question* please. Do we capitalize a letter that comes after colon or not? In report speech we put comma, but also we can put colon, yes or no.

@aftabahmed435 2 жыл бұрын

You are incredible. I have learned a lot from your lessons. I wanna add one thing here if you don't mind. It looks you have missed placing a comma in the second sentence which is " last year I visited.....". I think, there should be a comma after the introductory word which is, in this case, last year.

@rogerkinard7446 11 ай бұрын

No, you’re incorrect.