英文標點符號的用法-冒號、分號及撇號

讓我們一同看看在英文句子中要如何妥善使用「冒號」、「分號」以及「撇號」吧！ THE COLON ( : ) 冒號. 英文的冒號只有一個用途：. Colons can be used after complete ... 啟動全英語 › LearningTips › 英文標點符號的用法-冒號、分號及撇號 Line 英文標點符號的用法-冒號、分號及撇號 Punctuation-Colons,Semi-colonsandtheApostrophe 讓我們一同看看在英文句子中要如何妥善使用「冒號」、「分號」以及「撇號」吧！ THECOLON(:)冒號 英文的冒號只有一個用途： Colonscanbeusedaftercompletestatementstointroduceoneormoredirectlyrelatedideas,suchasaseriesof directions,alist,oraquotationorothercommentillustratingorexplainingthestatement. Forexample, TheTOEICTestcomprisesfoursections:Listening,Reading,Speaking,andWriting. StudentswhodonotpreparesufficientlywellinvariablygetpoorTOEICscores:ascoreofaround400-500is commonlyawardedtointermediatestudentswho,ifproperlyprepared,wouldhaveattainedascoreintheregion of600–700. THESEMI-COLON(;)分號 英文的分號有兩個用途： 1.用於連接兩個獨立的子句 Asemicolonisusedtojoinrelatedindependentclausesincompoundorcomplexsentences.Forexample:Tomhadworked hardforhispromotion;asaresult,hewaspleasedwhenhiseffortswererecognised. 2.用於分隔一連串的項目 Asemicoloncanalsobeusedtoseparateitemsinalistiftheelementsintheseriesalreadyincludecommasas inthefollowingsentence.Membersofthecommitteeinclude:FredAbbott,HumanResourcesDepartment;JamesKing, FinanceDepartment;andIanMcGregor,TrainingOfficer. THEAPOSTROPHE(’)撇號 英文的撇號有三個用途： 1.用於名詞所有格 Thepersonorthingthatpossessestheotherthingusuallytakestheapostrophe.Example:theman’sjacket. However,ifthethingpossessing(i.e.thenounthatusuallytakestheapostrophe)isabuilding,avehicleor anobjectsuchasapieceoffurniture,thennoapostropheisneeded. Forexample：thecar’sdoor. 2.用於表示省略詞 Weuseapostrophestoindicateomission(wherelettershavebeenleftout),mostcommonlywhenwritingcontractions. Forexample:we’ll(wewill),he’s(heis),couldn’t(couldnot),won’t(willnot).Remember! Don’tconfusethepossessiveitsandtheomissionit’s(itis);it’soneofthemostcommonmistakes inEnglish. 3.用於表示字母的複數 Apostrophesareusedtoformpluralsoflettersthatappearinlowercase. Forexample：Mindyourp’sandq’s. 最新消息 教學特色 環境介紹 規劃流程 學員分享 LearningTips