Computing Science

04. Punctuation - colons

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The colon has two major uses:

Colons should never be followed by a hyphen, and the first word that follows the colon is not capitalised in British English.

Examples of lists are:

Examples of where a colon leads to more detail include:


and when introducing a piece of direct speech or a quotation:
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Task 2Word clickModerate
Task 3Word clickEasier
Task 4Word clickModerate
Task 5Multiple choiceModerate
Task 6Multiple choiceModerate
Task 7Free textEasier
Task 8Free textMore Challenging
Task 9Free textMore Challenging