商務英語寫作中標點符號的妙用
1. 句號 Period [.]
用以表示一個句子的結束:
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.
用在縮寫中:
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. 問號 Question Mark [?]
在句子的結尾使用問號表示是直接疑問句:How many provinces are there in Canada?
注意:在間接疑問句結尾不要加問號:
The teacher asked the class a question.
Do not ask me why.
3. 嘆號 Exclamation Mark [!]
在句子的結尾使用嘆號表示驚訝、興奮等情緒:
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!
4. 逗號 Comma
句子中的停頓:Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.
在疑問句中引出說話人:I can come today, she said, but not tomorrow.
排列三個或以上的名詞:Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.
引出定語從句:Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.
5. 單引號 Apostrophe []
表示所有:This is Davids computer.
These are the players things. (things that belong to the player)
Note: 對于復數形式的名詞,只加
These are the players things. (things that belong to the players)
縮寫I dont know how to fix it.
6. 引號Quotation Marks []
直接引出某人說的話:
The prime minister said, We will win the election.
I can come today, she said, but not tomorrow.
7. 冒號Colon [:]
引出一系列名詞:There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.
引出一個較長的引語:The prime minister said: We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election.
8. 分號Semicolon [;]
將兩個相關的句子連接起來:The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
和逗號一同使用引出一系列名詞:The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.
9. 破折號Dash [-]
在一個句子前作總結:Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
在一個子的前面或后面加入額外的注釋:The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.
表示某人在說話過程中被打斷:The woman said, I want to ask - when the earthquake began to shake the room.
10. 連字符Hyphen [-]
連接兩個單詞:sweet-smelling; fire-resistant
將前綴:anti-Canadian; non-contact
在數字中使用:one-quarter; twenty-three
1. 句號 Period [.]
用以表示一個句子的結束:
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.
用在縮寫中:
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. 問號 Question Mark [?]
在句子的結尾使用問號表示是直接疑問句:How many provinces are there in Canada?
注意:在間接疑問句結尾不要加問號:
The teacher asked the class a question.
Do not ask me why.
3. 嘆號 Exclamation Mark [!]
在句子的結尾使用嘆號表示驚訝、興奮等情緒:
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!
4. 逗號 Comma
句子中的停頓:Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.
在疑問句中引出說話人:I can come today, she said, but not tomorrow.
排列三個或以上的名詞:Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.
引出定語從句:Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.
5. 單引號 Apostrophe []
表示所有:This is Davids computer.
These are the players things. (things that belong to the player)
Note: 對于復數形式的名詞,只加
These are the players things. (things that belong to the players)
縮寫I dont know how to fix it.
6. 引號Quotation Marks []
直接引出某人說的話:
The prime minister said, We will win the election.
I can come today, she said, but not tomorrow.
7. 冒號Colon [:]
引出一系列名詞:There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.
引出一個較長的引語:The prime minister said: We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election.
8. 分號Semicolon [;]
將兩個相關的句子連接起來:The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
和逗號一同使用引出一系列名詞:The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.
9. 破折號Dash [-]
在一個句子前作總結:Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
在一個子的前面或后面加入額外的注釋:The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.
表示某人在說話過程中被打斷:The woman said, I want to ask - when the earthquake began to shake the room.
10. 連字符Hyphen [-]
連接兩個單詞:sweet-smelling; fire-resistant
將前綴:anti-Canadian; non-contact
在數字中使用:one-quarter; twenty-three