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1.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.
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.
Do not 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.
6.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."
7.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."
8.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.
9.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.
10.连字符Hyphen [-]
❤连接两个单词
sweet-smelling
fire-resistant
❤前缀
anti-Canadian
non-contact
❤在数字中使用
one-quarter
twenty-three
[/td][/tr]作者: 觉醒ing 时间: 2011-12-22 11:55
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