Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
COLON USAGE
Hi,
Is this correct?
Which is not a city in Korea: Tokyo, Seoul, or Busan?
Why one will not resort to using a colon here if the previous sentence exhibits a correct colon use?
Which carries a negative meaning? 1) He left in a hurry. 2) He triumphed in a grand fashion.
Is this correct?
Which is not a city in Korea: Tokyo, Seoul, or Busan?
Why one will not resort to using a colon here if the previous sentence exhibits a correct colon use?
Which carries a negative meaning? 1) He left in a hurry. 2) He triumphed in a grand fashion.
Top answer
I don't find the first correct as a piece of prose. I suggest: Which is not a city in Korea , Tokyo, Seoul, or Busan? The format you are using is not one for formal writing, but a listing style found in test question layout: Which is not a city in Korea?
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I don't find the first correct as a piece of prose. I suggest:
Which is not a city in Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, or Busan?
The format you are using is not one for formal writing, but a listing style found in test question layout:
Which is not a city in Korea?
Tokyo
Seoul
Busan
Which carries a negative meaning?
1) He left i
I don't find the first correct as a piece of prose. I suggest:
Which is not a city in Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, or Busan?
The format you are using is not one for formal writing, but a listing style found in test question layout:
Which is not a city in Korea?
Tokyo
Seoul
Busan
Which carries a negative meaning?
1) He left i
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