Colons: A Guide on How to Use Colons, Plus Examples
Colons signify a close relationship between clauses, and introduce items in a list or series.
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Colons signify a close relationship between clauses, and introduce items in a list or series.
Make no moose-take, the only correct plural of sheep is sheep, sans -s .
Make no moose-take, the plural of ox is oxen.
Make no moose-take, the only correct plural of moose is moose, sans -s.
A gander at this lesson will teach you the plural of goose is geese (no pun intended).
Make no moose-take, the plural of deer is deer, sans -s (sans is French for ‘without’).
“There” means that place, “their” is possessive pronoun, and “they’re” is a contraction that combines they and are.
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Who’s is a contraction that combines who and is. Whose is the possessive form of who.