colons英语中冒号的用法.pps

TheColon:asentencegateway,Thecoloncomesatapointinthesentencewherethesentencecouldcometoacompletestop.,Imgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods.,Wecouldevenputaperiodaftertheword“foods,”couldntwe?Infact,wedid.,TheColon:asentencegateway,Weknow,however,whatsgoingtocomeafterthisperiod.,Imgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods.,Thatsright,aLISTofbreakfastfoods.,TheColon:asentencegateway,Imgoingtotellyouthenamesofmyfavoritebreakfastfoods:meuslix,cornflakes,oatmeal,gritsandgravy,andyogurtontoast.,Andtheproperpunctuationmarktosetoffthislistfromwhatprecedesitisacolon.Thecolon“announces”thatalistisabouttofollow;itisthegatewaytothatlist.,TheColon:asentencegateway,Myfavoritebreakfastfoodsaremeuslix,cornflakes,oatmeal,gritsandgravy,andyogurtontoast.,WouldIuseacoloninthesentenceabove?,No,becausethesentencedoesnotcometoahalthere.,Instead,thesentenceflowsrightintothelist.Acolonwouldnotbeappropriatehere.,TheColon:asentencegateway,Examinethisnextsentencecarefully.,Ourmathtutorwantsjustonethingfromusthatwetryourbest.,Here,wehaveanindependentthought(endingwith“us”).,followedbyanotherkindofcompleter(anounclause).,TheColon:asentencegateway,Tosetoffthiscompleter,thisexplanation,wecanuseacolon.,Ourmathtutorwantsjustonethingfromus:thatwetryourbest.,Thesearethetwomainusesofthecolon:tosetoffalistoranexplanationthatweknowisabouttofollowthemainpartofthesentence.,TheColon:asentencegateway,Wealsousethecolontosetoffaformalquotation.,MyfatherwasalwaysusinghisfavoritequotationfromYogiBerra:“Itaintovertillitsover.”,TheColon:asentencegateway,Justrememberthatyouusuallyknowwhatisgoingtofollowacolon:alist,anexplanation,oraformalquotation.,CONGRATULATIONS!,Youhavenowmasteredtheusesofthecolon,averyhandydeviceinthepunctuationofyoursentences.DontforgettotakethequizzesonpunctuationlistedontheQuizListpageoftheGuidetoGrammarandWriting.,ThisPowerPointpresentationwascreatedbyCharlesDarling,PhDProfessorofEnglishandWebmasterCapitalCommunityCollegeHartford,ConnecticutcopyrightNovember1999,