標點符號的用法-句號及逗號 - 啟動全英語

THE FULL STOP OR PERIOD (.) 句點或句號. 英文的句號有兩個用途：. 1.用於表示結束語句. Full stops (or periods) have ... 啟動全英語 › LearningTips › 標點符號的用法-句號及逗號 Line 標點符號的用法-句號及逗號 Punctuation-FullStopsandCommas 使用標點符號似乎不難，也沒有硬性的使用規則，但若是運用不當，有時會成為寫作的地雷！我們一起來看看如何妥善使用「句號」以及「逗號」吧！ THEFULLSTOPORPERIOD(.)句點或句號 英文的句號有兩個用途： 1.用於表示結束語句 Fullstops(orperiods)havetwouses.Themainuse,andtheoneweallknow,istoendasentence. 2.用於表示縮寫 Theotheruseisforabbreviations.Iftheabbreviationrelatestoaname,afullstopshouldbeplacedafter eachletter.Forexample,theBritishBroadcastingCorporationisabbreviatedtoB.B.C.However,iftheabbreviation isanacronym(formsawordinitsownright)thenthefullstopsareomitted.Forexample,theUnitedNations Educational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationisabbreviatedto,andcalledUNESCO. Shortenedformsofwordstakeafullstopafterthelastletter,asinMr.andMrs.Thatsaid,somepeopleadvocate thatifthelastletteroftheabbreviationisthesameasthelastletterofthefullwordasinMister (Mr),thefullstopisnotrequired;again,amatterofstyle. ThemostcommonlyusedabbreviationsderivedfromLatintakethefollowingform: e.g.i.e.andetc. THECOMMA(,)逗號 英文的逗號有四個用途： 1.用於分開獨立子句 Commascanbeusedtoseparateindependentclausesinasentence.Forexample:“Ihadfinishedmywork early,Iwashungry,andsoIwenthome.” 2.用於前言之後 Commasarealsousedafterintroductorywords,phrasesorclausesthatcomebeforethemainclause.Forexample: “AsIwasgettingreadytogohome,mybosscameintotheofficeandgavememoreworktodo.” Remember;ifyoureversetheorderoftheclauses,youdonotneedthecomma.Thus:“Iwenthomebecause Ihadfinishedmyworkearly.”“MybosscameintotheofficeandgavememoreworktodoasI wasgettingreadytogohome.”Ifyouarenotsureaboutthis,lookupsentencestructureinthesyntax sectionofanygoodgrammarbook. 3.用於區隔補充資訊 Commascanbeusedinpairstoseparateextrainformationfromthemainbodyofasentence.Forexample:“This noteaboutcommasisreallyuseful,aswellasinteresting,andwillhelpimprovemywriting.”Remember; ifyouremovethedetailcontainedbetweenthecommas,theremainingsentenceshouldstillbegrammatically correctandmakesense.Forexample:“Mybrother,whoistenyearsolderthanme,isadoctor.” isstillperfectlyOKwithoutthereferencetomybrotherbeingtenyearsolderthanme.Donotusecommas toseparateessentialelementsofthesentence.Forexample:“Peoplewhoeattoomuchtendtogetfat.” hasatotallydifferentmeaningto“People,whoeattoomuch,tendtogetfat.”Ifyouarenot sureaboutthispoint,lookup“definingandnon-definingrelativeclauses”inagrammarbook. 4.用於表示序列 TheOxfordcomma,whichissometimescalledaserialcomma,wasintroducedbyOxfordUniversityPressandis usedtoseparateallitemsinalistofthree(ormore).Forexample:“Ineedtobuymorepaper,stamps, andenvelopes.”Thecommaafterthepenultimateitem(stamps) istheOxfordcomma. Somepeopleprefernottouseacommainthisposition,butleavingitoutcansometimesleadtoconfusion.Consider thefollowing:fivepeople(onecoupleandthreeindividuals)arecomingtomyparty;Jim,Jean,Boband MaryandRalph.But,isthecoupleBobandMary,orMaryandRalph?TheOxfordcommasolvestheproblemby eliminatinganyconfusion.So:Jim,Jean,Bob,andMaryandRalpharecomingtomyparty;MaryandRalph effectivelybecomingoneiteminthelist.Alternatively,Jim,Jean,BobandMary,andRalphwouldbecorrect wereBobandMarythecouple. Wheninanydoubt,ifaddingacommawillmakewhatyouarewritingclearerandeasiertounderstand,useone! 最新消息 教學特色 環境介紹 規劃流程 學員分享 LearningTips