写作中标点符号的妙用2_BEC初级

    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,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; vancouver, b.c.  
    9. 破折号dash [-]
    在一个句子前作:mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in vancouver.  
    在一个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  
    将前缀:anti-canadian; non-contact  
    在数字中使用:one-quarter; twenty-three