Punctuation 標點符號

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In English, we use different types of "punctuations" as follows:
# C3 J2 J4 i  A* Y7 L; C在英文裡面有不同的標點符號:

(1) Full-stop　(句號) - " . "
We put "full-stop" at the end of a sentence.
我們會在句子的最尾加上句號。
We 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。
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) R: P# F% Q8 N' G2 z(2) Comma　(逗號) - " , "
+ h, s* _8 @% ]" SWe 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。
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) s, U6 \& c& G& x6 q3 l5 R(3) Question mark　(問號) - " ? "
We put "question mark" at the end of a question.
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0 w0 Z( X- }* T1 f(4) Exclamation mark　(感嘆號) - " ! "
We put "exclamation mark" at the end of a sentence to emphasize the meanings.
' z. t# S" Z+ b5 Z我們會用感嘆號來加重句子的語氣。
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(5) Inverted commas　(引號) - " 　　"  or　'　　'
We use "inverted commas" to quote specific words spoken by someone.
1 Y$ K1 {0 Z2 I$ ]% w1 F# j我們用引號來特別指出特定的字。
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(6) Apostrophe　(撇號) - "　'　"
$ P* F* n3 a% `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。
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(7) Colon　(冒號) - " : "
We use "colon" to express some examples.
6 I* p9 \) w9 q5 Q我們用冒號來帶出句子中的例子。
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(8) Semi-colon　(分號) - " ; "
We 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。
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(9) Dash　(破折號) - " - "
We use "dash" in a sentence to emphasize an explanation or a part of a sentence.
8 S/ e2 K+ o# b2 [+ m% p- ?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