{"id":198,"date":"2015-05-15T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T12:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2015-05-15T14:23:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T12:23:58","slug":"common-mistakes-with-colons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/colons\/common-mistakes-with-colons\/","title":{"rendered":"Common mistakes with colons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colons are frequently misused in the following situations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Comma substitution<\/strong>Do not use a colon to substitute a comma. Therefore, not<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsIncorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">To complete your admission application<span class=\"exemple\">:<\/span> send the required documents by the end of the month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>but<\/p>\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsCorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">To complete your admission application<span class=\"exemple\">,<\/span> send the required documents by the end of the month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul class=\"tipsSquare compact\">\n<li><strong>With <em>for example<\/em> or <em>such as<\/em><\/strong>Do not use colons with <em>for example<\/em> or <em>such as<\/em>, which serve the same purpose as a colon. Therefore, not\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsIncorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">You must provide an outline of your research proposal, for example<span class=\"exemple\">:<\/span>objectives, methods, related research and expected outcomes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>but<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsCorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">You must provide an outline of your research proposal, for example objectives, methods, related research and expected outcomes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>After a preposition<\/strong>Do not use colons between a preposition and its complement. Therefore, not\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsIncorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">The Council announced cutbacks in<span class=\"exemple\">:<\/span> research funding, international cooperation and staff development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>but<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsCorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">The Council announced cutbacks in research funding, international cooperation and staff development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two or more colons in a sentence<\/strong>Never use more than one colon in a sentence.\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsIncorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">The Council\u2019s priorities are controversial<span class=\"exemple\">:<\/span> they have been praised and criticised by all groups<span class=\"exemple\">:<\/span> PDI, PAS and students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note, however, that you can use a semi-colon and a colon together in the same sentence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExemple tipsCorrecte\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"middle\">The Government cutbacks have been devastating<span class=\"exemple\">;<\/span> protests are planned by many people working in the most affected areas<span class=\"exemple\">:\u00a0<\/span>education, healthcare and social services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/colons\/\"><strong>Back to colons<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/\">Back to Punctuation<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/\">Back to Content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colons are frequently misused in the following situations. Comma substitutionDo not use a colon to substitute a comma. Therefore, not To complete your admission application: send the required documents by the end of the month. but To complete your admission application, send the required documents by the end of the month. 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