Punctuation 標點符號

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In English, we use different types of "punctuations" as follows:
在英文裡面有不同的標點符號:

. U1 `4 u/ [: i(1) Full-stop　(句號) - " . "
5 s$ n, F( @. s- r) {7 C& G4 _We put "full-stop" at the end of a sentence.
我們會在句子的最尾加上句號。
# _; C1 a$ n* }* c- g6 _* d& R3 WWe may also put "full-stop" after specific words like "Mr.", "Mrs." or "Dr."
我們也可在特定的名稱後加上句號。

(2) Comma　(逗號) - " , "
We put "comma" in a sentence to separate different parts of it.
我們會在句子中間用逗號把不同部份分開。

) r+ R( B1 ~) [(3) Question mark　(問號) - " ? "
6 w% X$ M* N* c8 `# e  j) t; @9 qWe put "question mark" at the end of a question.
1 r% R( j% [8 Y我們會在問題句的最後加上問號。
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(4) Exclamation mark　(感嘆號) - " ! "
We put "exclamation mark" at the end of a sentence to emphasize the meanings.
我們會用感嘆號來加重句子的語氣。

" e7 z* e% O* @, o(5) Inverted commas　(引號) - " 　　"  or　'　　'
We use "inverted commas" to quote specific words spoken by someone.
我們用引號來特別指出特定的字。

(6) Apostrophe　(撇號) - "　'　"
We use this punctuation to express that a thing belongs to a certain person or some people.
我們用這個標點符號來表示一個東西是屬於某人或某些人的。

(7) Colon　(冒號) - " : "
We use "colon" to express some examples.
我們用冒號來帶出句子中的例子。

(8) Semi-colon　(分號) - " ; "
9 K5 [0 @$ h) G! ?% LWe can use "semi-colon" to separate two short sentences which have similar meanings.
我們用分號來把兩個意思接近的短句分開。

(9) Dash　(破折號) - " - "
We use "dash" in a sentence to emphasize an explanation or a part of a sentence.
8 T+ h: E/ |6 q我們用破折號來強調句子中一個解釋或一個句子的部份。
         

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comma比较常见

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dash也是

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colon好像列