文档介绍:英语学习:常用错的5个标点符号
1. Possessive apostrophes
名词全部格符号
名词全部格符号是很难,它以几种不同的方式放在单词后边。那么,我们究竟该怎样去使用它e into separate sentences, as in these two examples:
很明显,当两个从句彼此平衡联系严密不能够被分成两个独立的句子的时候,你就应当使用分号了。就像这两个例子:
The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley; the railway line follows it.
这条路穿过一条树木繁茂的山谷;铁路线紧随这条山谷。
Erik did not give me your keys; he gave me mine.
艾瑞克不给我你的钥匙;他把我的钥匙给我了。
You can also use a semicolon to mark a stronger division in a sentence that already has commas: The study showed the following: 76% of surveyed firms monitor employee Web-surfing activities, with 65% blocking access to unauthorized Internet locations; over one-third of the firms monitor employee computer keystrokes; half reported storing and reviewing employee emails; 57% monitor employee telephone conduct, including the inappropriate use of voicemail.
你可以使用分号在一个有逗号的句子里表示一个更加剧烈的停顿:调查显示如下:76%受调查的公司监视员工上网活动,65%会阻碍不合法的网址;超过三分之一的公司对员工进展键盘监听;据报告一半的公司还会存储并检查员工的email;57%的公司会对员工进展电话监听,包括对语音信箱的不合理使用。
3. Colons
冒号
The best way to differentiate the colon from the semicolon is that where the semicolon provides a strong division in a sentence, the colon provides a sense of forward motion.
区分冒号和分号的该方式就是看他们的位置,分号在句中供应一个剧烈的停顿,冒号在句中供应一种进一步的解释。
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