Chapter 22

标点、大小写
与英语写作基础

第二十二章 · 先理解规则,再通过例句把语法变成可使用的表达能力。

22.1 句号

陈述句末尾用句号。

I like reading.

22.2 问号

疑问句末尾用问号。

Do you like reading?

22.3 感叹号

表达强烈情感时使用,但正式写作中不要滥用。

What a beautiful day!

22.4 逗号

逗号常用于分隔状语、插入语、并列成分和非限制性从句。

After dinner, we went for a walk.

My brother, who lives in Beijing, is a doctor.

To be honest, I don't agree.

常见错误是用逗号连接两个完整句子,称为 comma splice。

错误:

I was tired, I went to bed early.

改法:

I was tired, so I went to bed early.
I was tired. I went to bed early.
Because I was tired, I went to bed early.

22.5 分号

分号可连接两个关系密切的独立句。

I was tired; I went to bed early.

也可用于复杂列表:

We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain.

22.6 冒号

冒号用于引出解释、列表或总结。

She has one goal: to become a doctor.

22.7 大小写

以下情况首字母大写:

  1. 句首。
  2. 人名、地名、国家、语言。
  3. 星期、月份、节日。
  4. 标题中的主要词。
  5. 代词 I

例句:

I study English on Monday.