常见标点符号的用法(在线收听

   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
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