We can use 'such as' to introduce an example or examples of something we mention. We normally use a comma before 'such as' when we present a list of examples. EXAMPLE Mary loves many colors, such as: Blue Pink Purple We use the colon " : " before a list
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We can use 'such as' to introduce an example or examples of something we mention. We normally use a comma before 'such as' when we present a list of examples.
EXAMPLE
Mary loves many colors, such as:
Blue
Pink
Purple
We use the colon " : " before a list
The writer is using a comma to tell the reader to pause for a moment to think about what has just been said.
The writer is using the colon to introduce a list.