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[转贴] 标点符号的用法(英) [2006-2-27]
uhycats 发表在 粉肠 <folder>Period [ . ]
<1>. Use a period to show the end of a sentence.
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.
<2>. Use a period after certain abbreviations.
B.C. is the province located on the West Coast.
Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.
The company is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.
It is 4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.
Question Mark [ ? ]
<1>. Use a question mark at the end of a sentence to show a direct question.
How many provinces are there in Canada?
→ Note: do not use a question mark for indirect questions.
The teacher asked the class a question. Do not ask me why.
Exclamation Mark [ ! ]
<1>. Use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence to show surprise or excitement.
We won the Stanley Cup! / The forest is on fire!
Comma [ , ]
<1>. Use a comma to show a pause in a sentence.
Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.
<2>. Use a comma with quotation marks to show what someone has said directly.
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."
<3>. Use commas for listing three or more different things.
Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.
<4>. Use commas around relative clauses that add extra information to a sentence.
Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.
Apostrophe [ ' ]
<1>. Use an apostrophe to show ownership of something.
This is David's computer.
These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)
→Note: For nouns in plural form, put the apostrophe at the end of the noun.
These are the players' things. (things that belong to the players)
<2>. Use an apostrophe to show letters that have been left out of a word.
I don't know how to fix it.
Quotation Marks [ " ]
<1>. Use quotation marks to show what someone has said directly.
The prime minister said, "We will win the election."
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."
Colon [ : ]
<1>. Use a colon to introduce a list of things.
There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.
<2>. Use a colon to introduce a long quotation.
The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election."
Semicolon [ ; ]
<1>. Use a semicolon to join related sentences together.
The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
<2>. Use a semicolon in lists that already have commas.
The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.
Dash [ - ]
<1>. Use a dash before a phrase that summarizes the idea of a sentence.
Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
<2>. Use a dash before and after a phrase or list that adds extra information in the middle of a sentence.
The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store.
Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.
<3>. Use a dash to show that someone has been interrupted when speaking.
The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.
Hyphen [ - ]
<1>. Use a hyphen to join two words that form one idea together.
sweet-smelling / fire-resistant
<2>. Use a hyphen to join prefixes to words.
anti-Canadian / non-contact
<3>. Use a hyphen when writing compound numbers.
one-quarter / twenty-three
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