ACT English Tips - Colon
Welcome to Tuesday ACT! Today we'll be talking about a tricky punctuation mark: the colon (see what I did there?). While certainly not the most common punctuation mark, it is nevertheless something you will need to know and practice to succeed on the ACT English section.
00:00 - Kristin gives a refresher on colons
00:46 - What do colons do?
01:02 - Colon examples
02:14 - Is there a complete sentence before the colon?
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