英语标点符号的使用方法

1. 句号 Period [.]

英语标点符号的使用方法

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.