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Ansonguy Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Usage of a colon
I have made up the three examples using a colon below.
(1a) I used to work at two manufacturers: one made vases and the other made watches.
(1b) I used to work at two manufacturers: one making vases and the other making watches.
After the colon, I am using an independent clause in (1a) and phrase in (1b).
Which one is correct? Thank you very much for your clear explanation.
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Neither sentence takes a colon. The first is two separate sentences. The second takes a comma instead of a colon.
- Neither sentence takes a colon.
- The first is two separate sentences.
- The second takes a comma instead of a colon.
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Neither sentence takes a colon. The first is two separate sentences. The second takes a comma instead of a colon.
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