Enumerate reasons after because?

Question

Is it correct to enumerate reasons of something after "because" in a sentence? For example: > This product is popular because: (1) It is inexpensive. (2) It has > two-year warranty. (3) It is made of environment-friendly material.

Answer 1

Yes, it is correct, but not mandatory to do this. Just be aware that when following a colon, the reasons should be separated by semicolons (not periods), with each new reason beginning with a lower-case letter.

Answer 2

It is correct to enumerate a list using numbers in parenthesis after a colon. Here, since you do not have complete sentence before the colon, you will need to separate the items in your list with commas instead of periods and the first word of each item should be lower case: "This product is popular because: (1) it is inexpensive, (2) it has a two-year warranty, (3) it is made of environment-friendly material." You could also make the sentence more concise by using by using a more traditional list: "This product is popular because it is inexpensive, has a two-year warranty, and is made of environment-friendly material."

Answer 3

Hello Armand,

enumeration can be done in a more technical document, but judging from the tone here you should not do this. Instead I would recommend you to write "This product is popular because it is: inexpensive, includes a two-year warranty, and is made of environmentally-friendly material." Feel free to contact me if you would like my help in the future.

-Andrew