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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Should I really use a colon (:) between 'plan' and 'to' in the sentence? Or should I remove it?
Should I really use a colon (:) between 'plan' and 'to' in the sentence? Or should I remove it? Please help me. Thank you.
Not even Janice's relatives can thwart her plan: to file a lawsuit against her abusive parents.
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Remove it.
- Remove it.
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You can leave out the colon, and probably should if you don't need any special emphasis.
If you want more emphasis you can still do this without a colon.
... her plan, which is to file a lawsuit ...
Personally, I wouldn't use a colon.
CJ
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