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.

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.

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!

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.

单引号 Apostrophe ["]

表示所有

This is David"s computer.

These are the player"s things. (things that belong to the player)

Note: 对于复数形式的名词,只加"

These are the players" things. (things that belong to the players)

缩写I don"t know how to fix it.

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