Punctuation 標點符號

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In English, we use different types of "punctuations" as follows:
; E! n: |4 e/ \! }- t" G在英文裡面有不同的標點符號:
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(1) Full-stop　(句號) - " . "
We put "full-stop" at the end of a sentence.
9 z$ D' X3 m1 K+ z6 s" c; {* @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."
8 c5 K. g/ ~8 g. k我們也可在特定的名稱後加上句號。
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7 h1 c: P9 C/ J6 j# h8 C* }(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。

8 {# v7 B8 ~4 z, }(3) Question mark　(問號) - " ? "
We put "question mark" at the end of a question.
2 j5 e$ F$ [# B( w' l/ y: B+ [" \  n, e我們會在問題句的最後加上問號。

0 B, z! V0 u. v(4) Exclamation mark　(感嘆號) - " ! "
* \7 `& u, d8 O; i  [* eWe 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。
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(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。
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; _/ {1 M! F$ E, A9 e5 D(6) Apostrophe　(撇號) - "　'　"
2 @  w2 b! P; ~, m  n8 y1 [We use this punctuation to express that a thing belongs to a certain person or some people.
" s. I6 n7 o7 M4 ~) E) `, `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.
* B% f9 }0 S$ W4 a我們用冒號來帶出句子中的例子。
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(8) Semi-colon　(分號) - " ; "
7 i  k7 I6 ]: X- fWe 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) - " - "
# l. m+ c+ }  U4 ~$ i; Q- u6 bWe use "dash" in a sentence to emphasize an explanation or a part of a sentence.
) U, ~6 m; z2 a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