標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)雖然小，惹出事情真不少。因?yàn)橛缅e(cuò)了標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)或是點(diǎn)錯(cuò)地方而造成的歧異和糾紛也不少。這次我們就來看看標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)都該怎么用吧。

1. 句號(hào) Period [.]
用以表示一個(gè)句子的結(jié)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 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(hào) Question Mark [?]
在句子的結(jié)尾使用問號(hào)表示是直接疑問句：How many provinces are there in Canada?

注意：在間接疑問句結(jié)尾不要加問號(hào)：
The teacher asked the class a question.
Don`t ask me why.

3. 嘆號(hào) Exclamation Mark [!]
在句子的結(jié)尾使用嘆號(hào)表示驚訝、興奮等情緒：
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!

4. 逗號(hào) 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(gè)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(hào) Apostrophe [`]
表示所有:This is David`s computer.
These are the player`s things. (things that belong to the player)

Note: 對(duì)于復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞，只加`
These are the players` things. (things that belong to the players)

縮寫I don`t know how to fix it.

之前我們學(xué)了句號(hào)、逗號(hào)、問號(hào)、嘆號(hào)和單引號(hào)的用法，這一次我們來看看引號(hào)、冒號(hào)、分號(hào)、破折號(hào)和連字符的用法。

6. 引號(hào)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(hào)Colon [:]
引出一系列名詞：There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defense, and forward.
引出一個(gè)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(hào)Semicolon [;]
將兩個(gè)相關(guān)的句子連接起來：The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.

和逗號(hào)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(hào)Dash [-]
在一個(gè)句子前作總結(jié)：Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.

在一個(gè)句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(gè)單詞：sweet-smelling; fire-resistant
將前綴：anti-Canadian; non-contact
在數(shù)字中使用：one-quarter; twenty-three