a list
The daily exercise routine should include at least the following: ten minutes of stretching, forty abdominal crunches, and a twenty-minute run.
an appositive
My roommate seems to live on two things: Twizzlers and Twitter.
a quotation
Consider the words of Benjamin Franklin: “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
a summary or an explanation
Faith is like love: It cannot be forced.
The novel is clearly autobiographical: The author even gives his own name to the main character.
salutation in a letter
Dear Editor:
hours and minutes
5:30 p.m.
proportions
The ratio of women to men was 2:1.
title and subtitle
The Glory of Hera: Greek Mythology and the Greek Family
bibliographic entries
Boston: Bedford, 2013
chapter and verse in sacred text
Luke 2:14, Qur’an 67:3