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ophe
上标点
(')
逗号
冒号
(:)
破折号
(--)
ation Point
惊叹号
(!)
连字符
(-)
heses
括号
8. Period
句号
(
．
)
9.
Question Mark
问号
C?)
ion Marks
引号
(
lon
分号
(;)
Dots
删节号
(…)
现将各种标点符号的用法分别说明如后
:
l.
上标点
(')
(l)
表示字母的省略。
Can't
you read those road signs?
(2)
表示数字的省略。
Today
is Thursday, June 1, '89.
(3)
表示字母的复数。
There
are five s?s in “sleeplessness.”
(4)
表示单字的复数。
Our
teacher told us not to use so many
so?s.
(5)
表示数字的复数。
Her
7?s and 9?s look alike.
(6)
表示所有格。
It?s
Vice Burn?
s umbrella.
2.
逗号
(
，
)
(1)
用在以
and ,but
,for, nor ,or ,so
,yet
等连接词连接的两个主要子句之间。
My father is fond of fishing, but my
mother prefers hiking.
(2) <
/p>
在复合句中，如果附属子句在前，主要子句在后，用在附属子句之后。
While I was making a telephone call,
someone knocked at my door
．
注意：如果主要子句在前，则不用逗号。
(3)
用以分开非限制形容词子句与主要子句。
Her father, who is a famous scholar,
teaches English.
(4)
用以分开非限制同位语。
Kent
Howard, my English teacher, is from
America.
(5)
用在
yes, no
,well
等字之后。
(a)
Yes, he is a hard-working student.
(b) No, it is impossible.
(c) Well, you may go if you
insist.
(6)
向人说话时，用在对方名字或称谓之后，之前或前后。
(a) John, come here.
(b) Open the door, John.
(c) It is, Sir, not my
fault.
(7)
用以分开引用句
(a) “You
are beautiful,” he said.
(b)
Our teacher said, “Freedom is not
license.”
(c) “No,” she
said, “I was just testing your
patience.”
(8)
用以分开星期，月日，年份。
On Sunday, May 28, 1989, her first
child was born.
(9)
用以分开地名、省名、国名、街道名、巷弄名等。
Candy lives at 4 Alley 10, Lane 76,
Ching Hua Street, Section 4, Taipei,
Taiwan.
(10)
用以分开一
系列的单字，词组或子句。
(a) Her mother
sells tomatoes, potatoes, and peaches.
(b) She ran up the stairs, across the
porch, and into the house.
(c) We all agreed that she was
beautiful, that she was intelligent, and that she
was ambitious.
(11)
用以表示字的省略。
The lion is the symbol of courage; the
lamb, of meekness. (the lamb is the symbol of
meekness).
(12)
用在
such as
及
especially
的前面。
(a) They enjoy outdoor sports,
such as hiking and riding.
(b)He likes all extracurricular
activities, especially basketball
playing.
(13)
用以分开
「乃此非彼」的结构。
He wanted to see
Cliff, not Steve.
(14)
用在追问句之前。
It
is warm today, isn?t
it?
3.
冒号
< br>(
：
)
(1)
用在解释或逐项列举之前
(<
/p>
在
as follows, the following as
these
或
given
below
之后
)
。
(a) I bought the following
articles: sheets, towels, and
blankets
．
(b) The table lamp consists of three
parts: a stand, a bulb, and a shade.
(2)
用在正式或事务信函中称谓之后。
Dear Sir: Dear Mr. Reagan:
Gentlemen:
注意
:
在非正式或交际信函中称谓之后用逗号。
Dear Mary, Dear John,
(3)
用在数字之后，表示时间。
Our class starts at 8:10 a.m. and ends
at 12:00 noon.
(4)
用在较长的引用句或正式问句之前。
(a) This is my favorite quotation: “It
is difficult to say what is impossib
le,
for the dream of
yesterday is the hope
of today and reality of tomorrow.”
(b) The question is: What can we do for
our country?
(5)
用在讲释第一个主要子句的第二个主要句子之前。
Her intention is obvious: she wants to
marry him.
4.
破折号
(--)
(1)
表示犹豫，句意的暂时中断
,
或思想的突然中断。
(a)
I
—
I d
on?t know.
You?d better ask her.
(b)
The entire teaching
facilities
—
console, tapes,
earphones, and tape
recorders
—
were stolen
last night.
(c)
I?ll give—let?s see, what can I give?
(2)
用以强调同位语。
She has only one
interest
—
food.
(3)
用在结语之前。
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