Can you use a colon to introduce a question?

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COLON. The colon is used chiefly to introduce a list, quotation, or explanation following an independent clause (complete sentence). Use a colon at the end of a complete statement to introduce a question. Example: The primary question is this: Should we give up or keep working diligently toward our goal?

How do you cite a part of a poem?

In the Works Cited entry, you start with the poet’s name, followed by the title of the poem in quotation marks. Then include details of the source where the poem was published. Usually you will follow the format of an MLA book citation or an MLA website citation.

When should you use a colon to introduce a quotation?

You can use a colon before a quotation when the quotation is at least one sentence. Having a quotation that is a full sentence (or more) is far more common than having an introduction that is an independent clause.

What does anthology mean?

1 : a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music an anthology of American poetry.

What is the opposite of anthology?

order	organisationUK
organizationUS	single
singularity	uniformity

How do you cite a story within a textbook?

MLA Short Story Textbook Citation Format Author’s Last, First Name. “Short Story Title.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor’s Name, Edition, Publisher, Year, pp. xx-xx.

Can you use a colon to introduce speech?

Use a colon to introduce direct speech or a quotation: He stood up and said loudly: “Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated.” John whispered in my ear: “Have you seen Andrea?” As Confucius once wrote: “When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.”

How do you cite a story in an anthology?

Write the author’s last name, followed by the first name, on a separate bibliography page. Type the title of the short story in quotation marks, the title of the anthology, the editor of the anthology, the page numbers you referred to, the place of publication, the publisher and the date of publication.

What is another word for anthology?

compendium	compilation
digest	reader
analect	omnibus
pot-pourri	collected works
literary collection	corpus