Lists

Lists make items in a series easier to read. You might list the following kinds of information:

Lists are easier to read when they are displayed rather than run into your text. In either case, a list is usually introduced with an independent clause followed by a colon, as in the list above.

LIST RUN INTO TEXT

Movies are rated by the film-rating board of the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) based on several criteria, including the following: overall theme, language use, presence of violence, presence of nudity and sexual content, and combined use of these elements in one film.

DISPLAYED LIST

Movies are rated by the film-rating board of the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) based on several criteria, including the following:

  • overall theme
  • language use
  • presence of violence
  • presence of nudity and sexual content
  • combined use of these elements in one film

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Parallel ideas in headings and lists

Colons with lists