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Pilita Posted 21 years ago
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I confused if this is a fragment

0 In addition, this program assists students in three areas that prevent students from succeeding: lack of writing skills, lack of professional role models, and insufficient knowledge of the educational system in The United States. 0-
  

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0 I think this sentence is perfectly fine. 02br 02br 00If you are concerned about the items following the colon being fragments, this is a standard usage of the colon. 01i 00Lack of writing02i 00 etc form an explanation, definition, or listing of the 01i 00three areas02i 00.

  • 0 I think this sentence is perfectly fine.
  • 02br 02br 00If you are concerned about the items following the colon being fragments, this is a standard usage of the colon.
  • 01i 00Lack of writing02i 00 etc form an explanation, definition, or listing of the 01i 00three areas02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00The colon can be thought of as being in the place of such expressions as 01i 00namely02i 00 or 01i 00as follows02i 00.
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0 I think this sentence is perfectly fine. 02br
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00If you are concerned about the items following the colon being fragments, this is a standard usage of the colon. 01i00Lack of writing02i00 etc form an explanation, definition, or listing of the 01i00three areas02i00. 02br
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00The colon can be thought of
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0 Thank you rvm for your suggestions.I appreciate it;) 0-

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