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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

punctuation

Please, is the punctuation of the following sentence correct?

The next section discusses one of positives of practicing sports, energy.

Thank you
  

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A comma doesn't really do the job there, in my opinion. I also question whether the wording is quite optimal. Assuming I've understood correctly, perhaps you could say: The next section discusses one of benefits of participating in sports: increased energy levels.

— GPY

  • A comma doesn't really do the job there, in my opinion.
  • I also question whether the wording is quite optimal.
  • Assuming I've understood correctly, perhaps you could say: The next section discusses one of benefits of participating in sports: increased energy levels.
  • The next section discusses one of benefits of participating in sports, namely increased energy levels.
  • I hate that colons look so weedy in many computer fonts.
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A comma doesn't really do the job there, in my opinion. I also question whether the wording is quite optimal. Assuming I've understood correctly, perhaps you could say:

The next section discusses one of benefits of participating in sports: increased energy levels.
The next section discusses one of benefits of participating in sports, namely increased energy levels.
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Thanks, but I have learnt that there three uses of colon: between two main clauses, introduce a list and a quote.

I don't see any of these three uses matching the sentence, given that 'increased energy levels' is not a list.
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It doesn't have to be a list. A colon can introduce a single item.

But I notice that I made a typo -- or propagated a typo -- in my answer.

The next section discusses one of the benefits of participating in sports...

Dear oh dear, I don't seem to be having a very good day today.
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