{"id":141,"date":"2015-05-15T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T11:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2015-05-15T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T11:17:50","slug":"colons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/colons\/","title":{"rendered":"Colons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use colons mainly to introduce quoted passages of text, explanations, examples or summations and long or complex lists. A colon is nearly always preceded by a complete sentence; what follows it may or may not be a complete sentence, and may be a list or even a single word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nUniversity orientation provides a range of activities for new students:<\/span> tours, workshops and social events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nResearch centres are facing a troubling situation:<\/span> budgets are shrinking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Small_OK\"<\/a><\/td>\nThey proposed the creation of a new post:<\/span> unit coordinator.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For further guidance on using colons, please consult the following sections:<\/p>\n