英语常识--标点符号和运算符号（Common sense in English -- punctuation and arithmetic symbols）.docVIP

英语常识--标点符号和运算符号（Common sense in English -- punctuation and arithmetic symbols） Common sense in English --- the use of punctuation marks Full stop, Period Used to indicate the end of a sentence Hockey, is, a, popular, sport, in, Canada. The, federal, government, is, based, in, Ottawa. Used in abbreviations B.C., is, the, province, located, on, the, West, Coast. Dr., Bethune, was, a, Canadian, who, worked, in, China. The, company, is, located, at,, Bay, Toronto., St., in It is 4:00, p.m., in, Halifax, right, now. Question mark Question Mark [?] At the end of the sentence, the question mark is used as a direct question: How, many, provinces, are, there, in, Canada? Note: dont put a question mark at the end of an indirect question: The, teacher, asked, the, class, a, question. Do, not, ask, me, why. Exclamation [Mark] the exclamation mark! At the end of the sentence used to express surprise, excitement: We, won, the, Stanley, Cup! The, forest, is, on, fire! Comma Comma [[]] Pause in a sentence Therefore, we, should, write, a, letter, to,, the, prime, minister. Elicit the speaker in the interrogative sentence: I, can, come, today, she, said, but, not, tomorrow.. Arrange three or more nouns: Ontario, Quebec, and, B.C., are, the, three, provinces., biggest Elicit attributive clause Emily, Carr, who, was, born, in,, was, a, great, painter. Single quotes Apostrophe whom Express all This is Davids computer. These, are, the, players, things. (things, that, belong, player, to, the, etc.) Note: adds only nouns to plural nouns. These, are, the, players, things. (things, that, belong, players, to, the, etc.) Abbreviations I, dont, know, how, to, fix, it. Quote Quotation Marks [[]] Give a direct reference to what sb is saying: The prime, minister, said, We, will, win, the, election. I, can, come, today, she, said, but, not, tomorrow.. Colon Colon [:] Elicit a series of nouns There, are, three, positions, in, hockey:, goalie, defence, and, forward. Elicit a longer quotation The Prim