写作中标点符号的妙用1_BEC初级

    1. 句号 period [.]   
    用以表示一个句子的结束:
    hockey is a popular sport in canada.  
    the federal 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.  
    2. 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.  
    3. 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!  
    4. 逗号 comma [,]  
    句子中的停顿:therefore, we should write a letter 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.