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  标点符号的用法(一)
[ 2006-07-06 09:12 ]

标点符号虽然小,惹出事情真不少。因为用错了标点符号或是点错地方而造成的歧异和纠纷也不少。这次我们就来看看标点符号都该怎么用吧。

1. 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 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.

2. 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.
Don't ask me why.

3. 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!

4. 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.

5. 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.

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