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P-6a Colons Insert a colon where needed in each of the numbered items below. Answers to even- numbered items can be found at the back of the book. EXAMPLE 1. Of the musicians Earle mentions, only three are women Patti Smith, Etta James, and Lucinda Williams. 2. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Patti Smith as follows “a bohemian New York poet and punk-rock artiste.” 3. When she won Sweden’s top music prize, Smith received this tribute “Patti Smith has demonstrated how much rock ’n’ roll there is in poetry and how much poetry there is in rock ’n’ roll.” 4. Smith’s accomplishments are wide-ranging beyond singing and song writing, she has lectured on poetry, won the National Book Award, and exhibited her own photographs. 5. Accepting the National Book Award for Just Kids, a memoir about her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, Smith admitted that she’d always wanted to be an author “When I was a clerk at Scribner’s bookstore, I always dreamed of writing a book of my own.” 6. In his review of Just Kids, Edmund White notes that it’s “full of memorable sentences,” including this one “We were both praying for Robert’s soul, he to sell it and I to save it.” 7. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers packages for visits by Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, with free admission for their scout leaders in a ratio of 10 1. 8. Many visitors buy the book The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The First 25 Years. 9. During the summer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is open until 900 PM on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 10. The Hall of Fame offers educational programs for all ages toddlers, preteens, teenagers, and adults. Name: _____________________________________________________ Class/section: ________________________________

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Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle lists the following influences, calling them his short list: ^
Woody Guthrie, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Doc
Watson, Etta James, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, and Elliot Smith.
P-6a Colons
Insert a colon where needed in each of the numbered items below. Answers to even-
numbered items can be found at the back of the book.
EXAMPLE
1. Of the musicians Earle mentions, only three are women Patti Smith, Etta James, and
Lucinda Williams.
2. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Patti Smith as follows a bohemian New York
poet and punk-rock artiste.
3. When she won Swedens top music prize, Smith received this tribute Patti Smith has
demonstrated how much rock n roll there is in poetry and how much poetry there is in rock
n roll.
4. Smiths accomplishments are wide-ranging beyond singing and song writing, she has
lectured on poetry, won the National Book Award, and exhibited her own photographs.
5. Accepting the National Book Award for Just Kids, a memoir about her friendship with
photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, Smith admitted that shed always wanted to be an
author When I was a clerk at Scribners bookstore, I always dreamed of writing a book of
my own.
6. In his review of Just Kids, Edmund White notes that its full of memorable sentences,
including this one We were both praying for Roberts soul, he to sell it and I to save it.
7. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers packages for visits by Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, with
free admission for their scout leaders in a ratio of 10 1.
8. Many visitors buy the book The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The First 25 Years.
9. During the summer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is open until 900 PM on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
10. The Hall of Fame offers educational programs for all ages toddlers, preteens, teenagers,
and adults.
Name: _____________________________________________________ Class/section: ________________________________