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1、英语写作中的标点符号用法(一)逗号的用法1.在并列连词(and,but,for,nor,or,yet)前使用,用来连接句中的各分句。Infactyoudo,butyoumaynotrememberme.(p17全日制普通高级中学教科书(必修)英语第一册(下)SeniorEnglishforChinaStudent’sBook1B以下标有页码未特别注明出处的皆出自本书)2.用逗号来分隔一系列单词、词组和从句。Insummer,peopleliketogosailing,swimming,horse-ridingandrock-climbinginthemountains.(p42)Red
2、,pink,yellowandwhiterosesfilledthehugevases.(牛津现代高级英汉双解词典第6版附录4标点使用法)Inthesummerof1984,manytreesdied.3.逗号用来分隔与句子其他部分密切相连的简短插入语或旁白。(较长的,更为突兀的或复杂的插入成分的则用破折号或圆括号。)Chemicalfertilization,forexample,helpstoproducebettercrops,butisharmfultotheenvironment.(p45-46)4.在并列形容词,即分别修饰同一个名词的形容词之间使用逗号,但也有的形容词之间不
3、加逗号的。Formen,heroismwasusuallydescribedasbraveryandtheactive,successfulovercomingofadversity.5.用逗号来分隔非限定性修饰语,即该修饰语对于句子的意义并非必不可少。非限定性修饰语与限定性修饰语的区别在于,它即使被省略,也不会改变句子的主要意思。(1)同位语MaDe,formerPartysecretaryofSuihua,inNortheastChina’sHeilongjiangProvince,waschargedwithtakingbribesworth6.03millionyuanduri
4、nghis10yearsinvariousgovernmentpositions.(ChinaDailyJuly29,2005)AttheWorldPark,oneofthelargestthemeparksinChina,visitorscanlookatbuildings,castlesandstatuesfrommorethanthirtycountries.(P66)注意:限定性同位语不用逗号隔开。USPresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidonWednesdaythathelookedforwardtomeetingPresidentHuJintaolaterthi
5、syear.(ChinaDailyJuly29,2005)(2)从句Abriefcomparisonwiththemostfamouschivalricdrama,whichwaswrittenfifteenyearsearlier,clarifiestheuniquenessofThon’splay.与那部最著名的,完成于十五年前的骑士剧的简短比较,表明了索恩这部剧作的独特性。Whentheydiscovereditabout1,000yearsago,theycalleditAotearoa,whichmeans“Landofthelongwhitecloud”.(P38)(3)副
6、词短语和从句Justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.(P59)HewasborninYidu,ShandongProvince.(P48)Bytheway,didyouhearaboutSue’scar?Oh,sothat’swhereitwas.6.逗号可以用在一个很长的引导性短语或从句后,逗号还可以用来分隔表示选择或对比关系的短语。Youcanfeelwhatitisliketoliveinspace,walkontheoceanfloororskiwithpolarbearsattheNorthP
7、ole.(P69)Andremember,itisbettertoeatapotatothantobeone.(P75)7.在以“月、日、年”为次序排列的日期间使用逗号。如果这种次序的日期出现在句子中间,则在“年”后也加上逗号。MartinLutherKing,Jr.,wasbornonJanuary15,1929,anddiedonApril4,1968.但在以“日、月、年”为次序排列的日期间,不使用逗号。MartinLutherKing,J