英语常识_标点符号和运算符号.doc

英语常识---标点符号的用法 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 Davids computer.These are the players 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 dont 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-smellingfire-resistant将前缀anti-Canadiannon-cont