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Easily Create Your Own Custom Review Layers for Storyline"
"Studio 360 Is Compliant with Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines"
"Storyline 2 - A horror story in support"
Joe Ganci Review: "Toolkit: Articulate 360: Storyline 360 and Articulate Review"
Use of colon, comma, semi-colon
Use a colon after an independent clause when it is followed by a list.
" In American English, a majority of style guides mandate use of the serial comma, including APA style,["
"Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses"
"Use a colon after an independent clause when introducing a list.
The catering facility offers the following entrees: fried catfish, grilled chicken, pan-seared salmon, and sirloin steak.
Use a colon after an independent clause when introducing a quotation.
My teacher’s remark on my final essay was very complimentary: “This essay coherently analyzes musical trends of the late 20th century.”
Use a colon between two independent clauses when you want to emphasize the second clause.
I don’t understand why everyone shops at that store: everything there is so expensive."
"The most important thing to remember about colons is that you only use them after statements that are complete sentences. Never use a colon after a sentence fragment."
"The colon has two major uses:
Use a colon after a complete sentence to introduce a quote or a list (as I just did).
Use a colon between two complete sentences if the second summarizes the first (here’s where the equal sign comes in). "
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Use a colon [ : ] before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself."
"The only time you would place a colon after “include” is when you are setting up a bullet list rather than a sentence, as in these examples:
Your choices for the banquet menu include:"
"Colons
1. Do not use a colon in a complete sentence after phrases such as "such as," "including," and "for example.""
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Why you do not want to sound like a robot
19 January 2009 By Cathy Moore
Robot“We shouldn’t use contractions because then people won’t take the content seriously.” Sound familiar?
Or maybe you’ve heard this: “We shouldn’t use contractions because they’re confusing for people who speak English as a second language."
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e-learning and instructional design
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Created on Nov 30, 07
Category: Schools & Education
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