• Learn the definition of a colon
• Study usage of colons

• A colon looks like this:

        :

• A colon is used to:

• introduce lists

• connect a broad idea with a specific example

• two related sentences can be separated by a colon instead of a period

• He visited three cities during his stay in the Maritimes: Halifax, Saint John, and Moncton.

• Their lobbying efforts were ultimately useless: the bill was soundly defeated.