Creating Grammatically Correct Bulleted Lists Part of the
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies How did we live without
presentation slides and bulleted lists? They're everywhere, but
their grammar may be confusing. Follow this guide to keep your
bulleted lists looking good: If the introduction ends in a form
of the verb to be, don't place a colon at the end of the
introduction. If the introduction is a complete thought or if it
concludes with the following, a colon should appear at the end
of the introduction. Items in a list should have the same
grammatical structure — all nouns, all sentences, all
adjectives, and so forth. Don't mix and match. If the items in a
list are complete sentences, each item needs an endmark. If the
items in a list aren't complete sentences, no endmarks appear.
Always capitalize proper names. Also capitalize the first word
of a bullet if the item is a complete sentence. If the items in
a list aren't complete sentences, you may capitalize them or use
lowercase (your choice!) unless t