Rewrite the following sentences so that they include colons in the correct place, and say whether they are used to explain, to quote or give examples:
Good luck!
Mr Lyons
Rewrite the following sentences so that they include colons in the correct place, and say whether they are used to explain, to quote or give examples:
Good luck!
Mr Lyons
1. Ice man only had one weakness: fire.
To explain
2. Punchy had many powers: super strength, super speed and super hearing. To give examples
3. Fish head had visited many planets: Ultron, Nemon, Earth and Saturn.
To give examples
4. Gary felt he needed to explain
something to Dave: that he smelt bad.
To explain
5. Mudskipper Mick had this to say: ” I hate hugs, even from a policeman!”
To quote
6. Jim, who was sobbing at the time, said: ” I has using tiny guns, I always break them!” To explain
7. I was put upon this planet for one reason: to defeat the alien bugs.
To explain
8. Dave found he could only do one thing when he saw the giant: tremble in fear. To give examples