英文标点符号用法(句号分号冒号问号感叹号).ppt

? question mark Use a question mark At the end of all direct questions. Be careful not to put a question mark at the end of an indirect question. What is your name? Youre Spanish, arent you? He asked me what my name was. I asked my sister if she had a date. Note： Sometimes a question mark can be placed within a sentence. There is cause for concern - isnt there? - that the current world economic balance is so fragile that it may lead to a global economic downturn. ：colon COMMON MISUSES OF THE COLON 3. Do not use a colon after such as. WRONG I enjoy playing physically demanding sports such as: soccer, racquetball, and ice hockey. CORRECT I enjoy playing physically demanding sports such as soccer, racquetball, and ice hockey. * 。Full stop A period (American English) or full stop (British English) is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences. You use it like a knife to cut the sentences to the required length. Generally, you can break up the sentences using the full stop at the end of a logical and complete thought that looks and sounds right to you. Use the full stop to mark the end of a sentence which is not a question or an exclamation. Rome is the capital of Italy. I was born in Australia and now live in Indonesia. Notes： （1）He has only been there two or three times. （陈述句） （2）Put the dictionary on the shelf. （祈使句） （3） Don’t cry. （用句号） Look out! （用感叹号） （4） Will you weight it, please. （表请求） 2. to indicate an abbreviation（缩略词） I will be in between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. kg. 千克 c. c.（或cc.）立方厘米 a. m. 上午 n. 名词i. e. 即 etc. 等等 No. 第… Mr. 先生（可不用） Mrs. 太太（可不用）  在当代英语里，有些指集体的缩略词常不用省略句号，如：UN联合国 USA 美国UK 联合王国CPC 中国共产党 3. special case - three dots This indicates that only part of the sentence or text has been quoted or that it is being left up to the reader to complete the rest of the sentence. The Lords Prayer begins, “Our Father which are in Heaven..