Hi everyone!

大家好!

Today we're going to talk about punctuation.

今天我們'要講的是標點符號。

Punctuation is the name for specific kinds of marks used in writing.

標點符號是寫作中使用的特定種類的標記的名稱。

When you are speaking, you can use pauses or stops, and change your tone of voice to

說話時，可以使用停頓或停頓，並將語氣改為

help the listener understand.

幫助聽眾理解。

When you are writing, you can use punctuation to do the same thing.

當你在寫作時，你可以用標點符號來做同樣的事情。

Punctuation can help us when we read to understand what is written correctly.

標點符號可以幫助我們在閱讀時正確理解所寫的內容。

Let's learn about some of the more common types of punctuation!

讓我們來了解一些比較常見的標點符號類型吧!

First, let's talk about periods.

首先，我們來談談經期。

A period is a dot that marks the end of a sentence.

句號是標示句子結尾的一個點。

Periods are the most common way to end a sentence, because they are used to end any sentence

句號是最常見的句子結束方式，因為句號用於結束任何句子

that isn't a question or an exclamation.

這不是一個問題或感嘆號。

An exclamation will end with an exclamation point.

感嘆號會以感嘆號結束。

Exclamation points are used to show strong feelings, like excitement, or show that something

感嘆號用來表示強烈的感情，如興奮，或表示某事

is being said loudly.

正在大聲地說。

Question marks are easy to understand: they belong at the end of questions.

問號很容易理解：問號屬於題尾。

Any time you have a question, you end it with a question mark.

任何時候你有問題，都要以問號結束。

Got it?

明白了嗎？

Commas can be used in many places.

逗號可以用在很多地方。

They are used to indicate a pause.

它們是用來表示暫停的。

Let's see some of the places a comma should be used!

讓我們來看看應該使用逗號的一些地方吧!

Commas should be used to separate three or more items in a list.

逗號應該用於分隔列表中的三個或多個項目。

They are also used to separate compound sentences - two complete sentences connected by a conjunction

它們也用於分隔複合句--兩個完整的句子由一個連詞連接起來。

like and, but, and or.

像和，但是，和或。

Commas are used after introductory words, clauses, or phases to set them apart from

逗號用在引言詞、分句或階段性詞語之後，以區別於其他詞語。

the main sentence.

主句。

You should also use commas to separate the name of a city from its country or state,

你還應該用逗號將城市名稱與其國家或州的名稱分開。

and to set apart the day of the week or month when writing a date.

並在寫日期時，要釐清星期或月份。

Finally, commas are used to separate quotations from the rest of a sentence.

最後，逗號用於將引號與句子的其他部分分開。

A quotation is something that someone else has said or written.

引文是指別人說過或寫過的東西。

Quotation marks are used at the beginning and end of a sentence or phrase to show that

引號用在句子或短語的開頭和結尾，以表明

it is being written exactly the way it was written or said originally.

它的寫法和原來的寫法或說法一模一樣。

The last punctuation mark we are going to talk about today is the apostrophe.

今天我們要講的最後一個標點符號是撇號。

Apostrophes can be used in a contraction to show that there are missing letters.

在縮句中可以用省略號來表示有缺失的字母。

Apostrophes are also used to show possession, or that something belongs to someone.

撇號也用來表示擁有，或某物屬於某人。

There are still more types of punctuation to learn about, but I hope this helped you

還有更多的標點符號類型需要學習，但希望對你有所幫助。

to understand how to use basic punctuation marks.

以瞭解如何使用基本的標點符號。

Goodbye till next time!

再見，下次再來