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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 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.
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.
Do not 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.
6.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."
7.冒号Colon [:]
引出一系列名词：There are three positions in hockey:goalie,defense,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."
8.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.
9.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.
10.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
符号是指一个社会全体成员共同约定的用来表示某种意义的记号或标记。来源于规定或者约定俗成，其形式简单，种类繁多，用途广泛，具有很强的艺术魅力。
喵喵：小妹
英语写作 英文标点符号的使用 句点（Full Stop / Period,“.”） 问号（Question Mark,”） 感叹号（Exclamation Mark,“!”） 逗点（Comma,“,”） 冒号（Colon,“:”） 分号（Semicolon,“;”） 连字符（Hyphen,“-”） 连接号（En Dash,“–”） 破折号（Em Dash,“—”） 括号（Parentheses,小括号“( )”；中括号“[]”；大括号“{}”） 引号（Quotation Marks,双引号“"”；单引号“‘”） 缩写及所有格符号（Apostrophe,“‘”） 一、.句点 1.句点用于当一句话完全结束时. 2.句点也可以用于英文单词的缩写,如 Mrs.,Dr.,P.S.等.但要注意的是当缩写的字母形成了一个单词的时候就不要使用句点.如 IBM,DNA 等. 二、?问号 问号要用在一个直接的问句,而不是间接的. 如 How will you solve the problem?是正确的用法,但用在 I wonder how you will solve the problem?就不对了,应该使用句点而不是问号. 另外,在客气的用语中,也是用句点而不是问号. 如 Will you please give me a call tomorrow. 三、!感叹号 感叹号用于感叹和惊叹的陈述中,在商业写作中要注意感叹号的应用,因为不恰当的使用会显得突兀及不稳重. 四、；分号 1.与中文一样,分号用于分隔地位平等的独立子句.在某些情况下,使用分号比使用句点更显出子句之间的紧密联系,另外分号也经常与连接副词 thus,however,therefore一起使用(放在这些词语之前).如 I realize I need exercise; however,I’ll lie down first to think about it. 2.在句子中如果已经使用过逗点,为了避免歧义的产生,就用分号来分隔相似的内容.如 The employees were Tom Hanks,the manager; Jim White,the engineer; and Dr.Jack Lee. 需要注意的是：一个完整的句子以大写字母开始,以句点结束.写英文时用逗点代替句点、分号、冒号或破折号叫“逗号错”,这正是中国学生所要避免的.请比较下列例句： 误：It was raining hard,they could not work in the fields. （注意：上面句子中划横线的部分是两个不同的主语,而且逗点前后的句子是完整的-----单独拿出来都能代表一个完整的意思.因此,用逗号违反了英文规定,即一个句子只能有一套主干.） 还有很多…………
