[Grammar] period / colon

[Ashiuhto]

In the underlined part of the following paragraphs, which punctuation mark is acceptable, a period or a colon?


1. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of many people. Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

2. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of many people：Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd use the version with the full stop.

Note that a colon is not normally followed by a capital letter.

Rover

 

[Route21]

Note that a colon is not normally followed by a capital letter.
Rover

... letter or preceded by a space (?).

R21

 

[Rover_KE]

The OP didn't precede the colon by a space.

 

[Route21]

The OP didn't precede the colon by a space.

Oh? My copy reads:

".....typical of many people. Living a privileged...."
".....typical of many people : Living a privileged...."

Regards
R21

 

[Raymott]

In the underlined part of the following paragraphs, which punctuation mark is acceptable, a period or a colon?


1. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of many people. Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

2. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of many people：Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

A side note: A concern cannot be typical of many people. Their concern is typical of that of many people.

 

[Ashiuhto]

I rewrote the sentences as following. Are they acceptable?

1. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of that of many people. Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

2. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of that of many people：living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

 

[Raymott]

I rewrote the sentences as following. Are they acceptable?

1. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of that of many people. Living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

2. Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of that of many people：living a privileged and pampered life, in a competitive environment governed by exams, isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic?

I wouldn't write it that way. First, the question at the end is awkward; it's not prepared for. You'd expect a statement. Second, you'd expect that Huang and Lee were living privileged and pampered lives until you got to the end, and re-read the sentence. I'd write:
"Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern is typical of that of many people: isn't the next generation likely to be apathetic, given the privileged and pampered life they lead in a competitive environment governed by exams?"

 

[Route21]

Would the following also work, grammatically:

"Huang Chun-ming and Lee Chia-tung's concern, typical of that of many people, is that the next generation is likely to be apathetic, given the privileged and pampered life they lead in a competitive environment governed by exams."

Regards
R21

 

[Tdol]

Note that a colon is not normally followed by a capital letter.

I believe it's more used in some variants than BrE, where it is unusual/wrong.