英语标点符号的缩写（标点符号的英文名称）

¨tandem colon双点号

"ditto同上

‖parallel双线号

／slash or virgule or diagonal mark斜线号

＆ampersand = and

～tilde or swung dash代字号

§section; division分节号

→arrow箭号；参见号

|vertical bar竖线

\backslash反斜线

用法

句号Period

用以表示一个句子的结束

Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.

Thefederal 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.

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.

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!

逗号Comma [ ]

句子中的停顿

Therefore we should write aletter 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.

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.

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."

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."

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.

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.

连字符Hyphen [-]

连接两个单词

sweet-smelling

fire-resistant

将前缀

anti-Canadian

non-contact

在数字中使用

one-quarter

twenty-three

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