基础英语写作—英文标点符号的规范使用.pptx

英语写作 Hello there! How are you today? Welcome to our writing class! Today we are going to learn about “punctuation”.Today we will learn comma, period, semicolon, colon, question mark, and exclamation mark. A comma is used to join coordinate clauses. It is put before the conjunction(and, but, or, for, so, nor, or yet)For example：1.We started early in the morning, and before dark we reached the village.2.He wanted to go on, but other people disagreed. We should remember that coordinate clauses have to be joined with a comma and a conjunction. One comma alone cannot do the job though it is possible in Chinese. Using a comma to link two clauses is a common mistake which has a name: the comma fault or the comma splice. But we can use a semicolon, a dash, or a colon between two coordinate clauses(see explanations of these marks). Nonrestrictive clauses and phrases are set off by commas.For example:1.At 22 she left the college, where she had spent four fruitful and memorable years. 2.Miss Wang, who has returned from American with a doctor’s degree, is going to offer a course in American history.3.Mr.Huang, the new director of the company, will soon announce his plans for reforms.4.The speaker, after glancing at his notes, began to talk about the next point. Restrictive clauses and phrases are not set off by commas.For example:The economist who developed this new theory of investment has been awarded a Nobel Prize.This is the lab where students listen to tapes and see films. commas set off parenthetical elements:For example:1.The machine you have supplied us, I’m glad to tell you, work very well.2.Many interesting places in Beijing, such as the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven, attract thousands of visitors daily. The period is used with most abbreviations:For example:1.Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. U.S.A. U.K. a.m. p.m.2.But some people prefer not to use the period with abbreviations. 3.They just write Mr, Ms, etc. Names of well-known organizations, new