Punctuation 標點符號

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In English, we use different types of "punctuations" as follows:
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(1) Full-stop　(句號) - " . "
We put "full-stop" at the end of a sentence.
7 Q; h2 f( t4 a  g, ?我們會在句子的最尾加上句號。
5 L# d2 h2 X2 F+ N6 v9 wWe 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。

(2) Comma　(逗號) - " , "
2 F7 O: [4 W9 \4 UWe put "comma" in a sentence to separate different parts of it.
9 i7 z! b3 F) v我們會在句子中間用逗號把不同部份分開。
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2 R$ V! `9 Z6 G  {3 H) i! v% `(3) Question mark　(問號) - " ? "
+ W: g1 S6 J$ u, d$ B& aWe put "question mark" at the end of a question.
1 \" @+ g. u& E2 Q5 J% E9 `我們會在問題句的最後加上問號。

(4) Exclamation mark　(感嘆號) - " ! "
We 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　'　　'
; F" Y* W( ^9 A- DWe 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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' [6 K) Z9 L! e" a(6) Apostrophe　(撇號) - "　'　"
We use this punctuation to express that a thing belongs to a certain person or some people.
7 f# y/ b0 T% k7 K2 e% c5 z7 |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.
我們用冒號來帶出句子中的例子。

" Y9 D  u/ l3 Q: {" Z/ k(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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* j- z. G+ @/ J(9) Dash　(破折號) - " - "
We use "dash" in a sentence to emphasize an explanation or a part of a sentence.
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