There are lots of great ways to use colons to strengthen your writing. Here are some examples of how they fit in sentences: Sally plays three sports: softball, soccer, and tennis. List I didn’t eat the sandwich: it had way too much mayo. Explanation She hated the team’s jerseys: brown and red with purple stripes.

You need just three things: scissors, glue, and paper. You have what you asked for: a miracle. This shelter is home to various animals: cats, dogs, donkeys, turtles, parakeets, and even a chimpanzee. When a colon is used between two independent clauses (each of which could stand alone as a sentence), the second clause is generally not capitalized.

The following sentences show just some of the ways we can use a colon in a sentence. Sasha owns three dogs: a beagle, a Dalmatian, and a husky. Benjamin Franklin said my favorite quote: “There was never a good war or a bad peace.” I stopped to consider an important question: Did I turn the faucet off? The priest read the text of Exodus 4: 10.

Here are a few examples of sentences using colon. The ingredients for the dish are: potatoes, onions, mushrooms, pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt. For example: Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Portugal Teacher: Good morning, children.