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1、TheFunctionsofPunctuations英语标点用法概述(此部分内容为补充材料,供教师参考使用,教材正文里没有,特此说明)UnderstandingPunctuation1TheExclamationPoint!3TheSemicolon;8QuotationMarks“”and‘’9TheEllipsisMark...7TheDash—6Parentheses()5Brackets[]4TheColon:2TheComma,Punctuation,likemechanics(suchascapitalization,italics,abbreviations,andword
2、-division),hasnotreceiveddueattentioninmosttextbooksonwritingorinmostwritingclasses.However,inEnglishpunctuationplaysamoreimportantpartthaninChinese.Thuswebelieveitisnecessarytofamiliarizeourselveswithproperuseofpunctuationandtherolepunctuationcanplayintheprocessofpracticingwriting,especiallyinre
3、alizationofthegoalofbeingclear,beingcoherent,beingemphatic,beingconcise,andinaword,beingforceful,whicharegenerallythoughttobebasicqualitiesofgoodwriting.UnderstandingPunctuationLet’slookatthefollowinganecdote.PetercanchangethegoalofTom’sinsultsimplybyusingtwocommasandquotations.ActivityExample1To
4、msaidPetermustbeasstupidasanass.“Tom,”saidPeter,“mustbeasstupidasanass.”UnderstandingPunctuationComment:Ajokingexampleasitmightbe,itdemonstratesonepointoftheimportanceofpunctuation.Ofcourse,punctuationcannotalonefillthistypeoffunction.OfteninpracticalEnglishtest,wecomeacrossmultiple-choicequestio
5、n,inwhichthepunctuationprovidesthecluesfortheselectionofchoice.ActivityStudytheexamplebelow.UnderstandingPunctuationAccordingtoaprofessorwhohasmadesscientificstudyoflying,womenarebetterliarsthanmen,particularlywhentellingawhitelie,suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhens
6、hethinksitlooksawful.,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Example1A.ButB.HoweverC.SoD.ThereforeUnderstandingPunctuationComment:Accordingtothemeaningofthesentence,weneedaconnectivethatindicateschangeofthoughtdirectionintheblank.SothechoicesAandBarebothrightinthiscase.Butthecommafollowingtheblankgivesusthe
7、cuethatBiscorrect,becausetheconnectivehoweverusuallyrequiresacommaafterit,whereasthecoordinatingconnectivebutdoesnot.Occasionally,ingrammarstructuretest,too,punctuationplaysanimportantroleinmakingthecorrectchoice.Under