关于英语标点的用法

关于英语标点的用法
关于英语标点的用法

关于英语标点的用法
句号Period [.] 用以表示一个句子的结束 Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.The federal government is based in Ottawa.用在缩写中 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.问号Question Mark ] 在句子的结尾使用问号表示是直接疑问句：How many provinces are there in Canada?注意：在间接疑问句结尾不要加问号：The teacher asked the class a question.Do not ask me why.叹号Exclamation Mark [!] 在句子的结尾使用叹号表示惊讶、兴奋等情绪：We won the Stanley Cup!The forest is on fire!逗号Comma [,] 句子中的停顿 Therefore,we should write a letter to the prime minister.在疑问句中引出说话人："I can come today," she said,"but not tomorrow." 排列三个或以上的名词：Ontario,Quebec,and B.C.are the three biggest provinces.引出定语从句 Emily Carr,who was born in 1871,was a great painter.单引号 Apostrophe ['] 表示所有 This is David's computer.These are the player's things.(things that belong to the player) Note:对于复数形式的名词,只加' These are the players' things.(things that belong to the players) 缩写I don't know how to fix it.引号Quotation Marks ["] 直接引出某人说的话：The prime minister said,"We will win the election." "I can come today," she said,"but not tomorrow." 冒号Colon [:] 引出一系列名词 There are three positions in hockey:goalie,defence,and forward.引出一个较长的引语 The prime minister said:"We will fight.We will not give up.We will win the next election." 分号Semicolon [;] 将两个相关的句子连接起来 The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.和逗号一同使用引出一系列名词 The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto,Ontario; Montreal,Quebec; and Vancouver,B.C.破折号Dash [-] 在一个句子前作总结 Mild,wet,and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.在一个句子的前面或后面加入额外的注释 The children - Pierre,Laura,and Ashley - went to the store.Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.表示某人在说话过程中被打断 The woman said,"I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.连字符Hyphen [-] 连接两个单词 sweet-smelling fire-resistant 将前缀 anti-Canadian non-contact 在数字中使用 one-quarter twenty-three