我想問下大家知唔知英文標點符號噶用法啊?

( . ) full stop 句號
- 用於除疑問句或感歎句以外的句子末尾 :

eg. I knocked at the door. There was no reply. I knocked again.

- 有時用於縮寫後 :

eg. Jan. , a.m.

- 用於互聯網和電子郵年地址中 ( 讀作 dot ) :

http://www.ocu.co.uk

( , ) comma 逗號
- 用以分隔所列詞語 , 不過在 and 之前常常省略 :

eg. a bouquet of red, pink and white roses
eg. tea, coffee, milk or hot chocolate

- 用以分隔短語或從句 :

eg. If you keep calm, take your time, concentrate and think ahead, then you' re likely to pass your test.

- 用於從句或短語前後 , 給前面的名詞作非必要的補充 :

eg. The Pennine Hills, which are very popular with walkers, are situated between Lancashire and Yorkshire.
( 在限定性名詞從句前後不用逗號 )
eg. The hills that separate Lancashire from Yorkshire are called the Pennines.

- 用以分隔由連詞 and、as、but、for、or 等連接的主句 , 尤其是較長的主句 :

eg. We had been looking forward to our holiday all the year, but unfortunately it rained every day.

- 用以將引導詞或短語、修飾整個句子的副詞或副詞短語與句子的其餘部份隔開 :

eg. Oh, so that' s where it was.
eg. By the way, did you hear about Sue' s car?

- 用以將附加疑問句與句子的其餘部份隔開 :

eg. It' s quite expensive, isn' t it?

- 書寫對話時用於某某說等詞語前後 :

eg. " Come back soon," she said.

- 用於短子的引語前 :

eg. Disraeli said, ' Little things affect little minds' .

( ; ) semicolon 分號
- 用以代替逗號 , 分隔句中已含逗號的部份 :

eg. She was determined to succeed whatever the cost; she would achieve her aim, whoever might suffer on the way.

- 在正式書面語中 , 用以分隔兩個主句 , 尤其是無連詞的兩個主句 :

eg. The sun was already low in the sky; it would soon be dark.

( ' ) apostrophe 撇號
- 與 s 連用表示所有格 :

eg. my friend' s brother

- 在縮寫中表示字母或數字的省略 :

eg. I' m ( I am )

- 有時與 s 連用構成字母、數字或縮寫的複數形式 :

eg. during the 1990' s

在英文標點符號中 , 是沒有 (、) 頓號的 , 只需要用 ( , ) comma 逗號。