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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Colon to expand the point in the subordinate clause part
Hi, Is this colon use correct? I think I am concerning about using the colon to expand on the point mentioned in the subordinate clause part, rather than any one from the main clause.
We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to have a two hundred percent increase in profits and to instill the positive image of the company firmly in the minds of the customers.
We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to have a two hundred percent increase in profits and to instill the positive image of the company firmly in the minds of the customers.
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The grammar of the colon is fine, but the sentence can certainly be tightened up and made more easily digestible: We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to increase profits by 200% and to instill a positive company image in its customers' minds. ('Instill' = place firmly)
- The grammar of the colon is fine, but the sentence can certainly be tightened up and made more easily digestible: We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to increase profits by 200% and to instill a positive company image in its customers' minds.
- ('Instill' = place firmly)
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The grammar of the colon is fine, but the sentence can certainly be tightened up and made more easily digestible:
We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to increase profits by 200% and to instill a positive company image in its customers' minds.
('Insti
We didn't quite end this term with stunning success, although we did achieve the two initial goals we set at the beginning of this year: to increase profits by 200% and to instill a positive company image in its customers' minds.
('Insti
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