[转贴] 标点符号的用法(英) - 达人(uhycats)

2006/02/27 | [转贴] 标点符号的用法(英)
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<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; 0

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