常用標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)用法

句號(hào) Period [.]

用以表示一個(gè)句子的結(jié)束:
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.

用在縮寫中:
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.

逗號(hào) Comma [,]

句子中的停頓:
Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.

在疑問句中引出說話人:
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."

排列三個(gè)或以上的名詞:
Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.

引出定語從句:
Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.

問號(hào) Question Mark [?]

在句子的結(jié)尾使用問號(hào)表示是直接疑問句:
How many provinces are there in Canada?

注意:在間接疑問句結(jié)尾不要加問號(hào):
The teacher asked the class a question.
Do not ask me why.

嘆號(hào) Exclamation Mark [!]

在句子的結(jié)尾使用嘆號(hào)表示驚訝、興奮等情緒:
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!

引號(hào) Apostrophe [']

表示所有:
This is David's computer.
These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)

注意: 對(duì)于復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞,只加'
These are the players' things. (things that belong to the players)
縮寫I don't know how to fix it.

引號(hào) Quotation Marks ["]

直接引出某人說的話:
The prime minister said, "We will win the election."
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."

冒號(hào) Colon [:]

引出一系列名詞:
There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.

引出一個(gè)較長的引語:
The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election."

分號(hào) Semicolon [;]

將兩個(gè)相關(guān)的句子連接起來:
The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.

和逗號(hào)一同使用引出一系列名詞:
The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.

破折號(hào) Dash [-]

在一個(gè)句子前作總結(jié):
Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.

在一個(gè)句子的前面或后面加入額外的注釋:
The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.

表示某人在說話過程中被打斷:
The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.

連字符 Hyphen [-]

連接兩個(gè)單詞:
sweet-smelling
fire-resistant

將前綴:
anti-Canadian
non-contact

在數(shù)字中使用:
one-quarter
twenty-three