What punctuation marks are used in what kind of sentences?

A brief list of common punctuation usage. 1. Basically defines a sentence, with a pause before and after, and a certain sentence tone, indicating a relatively complete meaning. Pauses before or after sentences are expressed as time intervals in spoken language, and punctuation marks are used in written language. Generally speaking, sentences in Chinese are divided into the following categories: declarative sentences: sentences used to explain facts. Imperative sentence: a sentence used to ask the listener to do something. Interrogative question: a sentence used to ask questions. Exclamation sentence: a sentence used to express some strong feelings. Compound sentences and clauses: organize small sentences with closely related meanings into a big sentence. Such a big sentence is called a complex sentence, and each small sentence in a complex sentence is called a clause. The language units that make up a sentence are words, that is, words and phrases (phrases). A word is the smallest language unit that can be used independently. A phrase is a language unit that consists of two or more words and expresses a certain meaning according to certain grammatical rules. It is also called a phrase. Punctuation marks are an integral part of written language and an indispensable auxiliary tool for written language. It helps people express their thoughts and feelings accurately and understand written language. II. Usage Summary Table Name Symbol Usage Description Example Period ①. 1. is used at the end of the statement. Beijing is the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC). 2. Used to ease the end of imperative sentences. Can you hold for one moment, please? Question mark? 1. Used at the end of a question. What's his name? 2. Used at the end of rhetorical questions. Don't you know me? Exclamation mark! 1. Used at the end of exclamatory sentences. Strive for the prosperity of the motherland! 2. Used at the end of the imperative sentence. Stop shooting! 3. Used at the end of rhetorical questions with strong tone. I can't compare with him! Comma 1. If there is a pause between the subject and the predicate in the sentence, please use a comma. Most of the stars we can see are stars. If there is a pause between the verb and the object in the sentence, use a comma. It should be noted that science needs a person to contribute his life's energy. If you need to pause after the adverbial in the sentence, please use a comma. He is no stranger to this city. 4. Pauses between clauses in complex sentences should be comma, sometimes semicolon. It is said that there are more than one hundred gardens in Suzhou, but I have been to more than ten. Pause, used for a pause between coordinate words in a sentence. A square is a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles. Semicolon 2; 1. Used for pauses between coordinate clauses in complex sentences. Language is used by people to express their feelings; People use words to remember words and notes. 2. Used between items listed in the branch. The administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (PRC) are as follows: (1) The whole country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government; (2) Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities; (3) Counties and autonomous counties are divided into townships, nationality townships and towns. Colon: 1. When used as a salutation, it means that the following contents are introduced. Comrades and friends: Now the meeting is over ... 2. After "say, think, yes, prove, announce, point out and disclose, for example, as follows", mention the following. He was very surprised and said, "Ah, it's you!" " 3. After being used in general discussion, it indicates that it causes the following arguments. There are four gates in the Forbidden City in Beijing: Wumen Gate, Shenwu Gate, Donghuamen Gate and Xihuamen Gate. 4. Used after the words that need to be explained, indicating that it leads to explanation or explanation. Foreign Language Book Fair Date: 65438+1October 20th As for 165438+1October 10 Time: 8: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. Venue:No. Gongti East Road16, Chaoyang District, Beijing Organizer: Use the general words in front to summarize the above contents. Zhang Hua was admitted to Peking University; Ping Li entered a secondary technical school; I work as a shop assistant in a department store: we all have a bright future. Quotes ③''1. Used for the part directly quoted in the text. The motto "All bets are off, modest gains" has been circulating for at least two thousand years today. 2. Used for objects that need to be emphasized. There was a basic requirement for the ancients to write articles, which was called "orderly things". "Having something" means having content, and "having order" means being organized. 3. Used for words with special meanings. It is better to have fewer such "smart people". 4. When quotation marks are used inside quotation marks, double quotation marks are used in the outer layer and single quotation marks are used in the inner layer. He stood up and asked, "Teacher, what does' orderly' mean?" Parentheses ④ () are used for the comment part of the text. Annotate some words in the sentence, including the comments immediately after the annotation words; Annotate the whole sentence, including the comments after punctuation marks at the end of the sentence. (1) The discovery of Chinese ape-man in China is a great contribution to paleoanthropology. (2) Writing research articles is different from literary creation, and you can't spread out the manuscript paper to engage in "improvisation". (In fact, literary creation also needs literacy to have "improvisation". ) dash ── 1. Used in the explanatory part of the text. Step into the Golden Gate, pass through the spacious wind hall and cloakroom, and you will arrive at the central hall, which is a key part of the building of the General Assembly Hall. 2. Used to change the subject suddenly. "It's too hot today! -When are you going to Shanghai? " Zhang Qiang said to Xiao Wang who just entered the door. 3. After onomatopoeia words used for sound extension. "Woo-"The train started. 4. Use before listing the items to share. According to the different research objects, environmental physics is divided into the following five branches: environmental acoustics; Environmental optics; -Ambient heat; Environmental electromagnetism; Environmental aerodynamics. The ellipsis ⑤... 1. is used to omit quotation marks. She hummed a lullaby: "The moon is bright, the wind is quiet, and the leaves cover the window lattice ...". At the flower market in Guangzhou, peony, bell, narcissus, plum blossom, chrysanthemum, camellia, cymbidium … flowers in spring, autumn and winter are all crowded together! 3. Used in the middle of discourse, indicating that the explanation is intermittent. "I'm ... sorry ... everyone I ... don't ... finish the task." Connectivity ⑥- 1. Two related nouns form a unit of meaning with a conjunction in the middle. The area north of Qinling-Huaihe River in China belongs to temperate monsoon climate zone, with hot and rainy summer and cold and dry winter. 2. Between related time, place or numbers, the beginning and the end are indicated by connected numbers. Lu Xun (1881-1936), formerly known as Zhou Shuren, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. 3. Between related letters and Arabic numerals. , using the connection number to indicate the product model. In the Pacific region, in addition to the HAW-4 and TPC-3 submarine cables that have been built and put into use, TPC-4 submarine cables have also been put into operation. 4. Several related projects indicate gradual development with a hyphen in the middle. Human development can be divided into four stages: ape-ape-man-ancient man-new man. Number of intervals 1. It is used to distinguish the names of foreigners and some ethnic minorities. Leonardo da Vinci, Aixinjue Luo Nurhachi. 2. Used to separate the title of a book from the title of an article (chapter or volume). Encyclopedia of Chinese Physics, History of Three Kingdoms, History of Shu and Biography of Zhuge Liang. The title ""is used for titles, articles, newspapers, publications, etc. The author of A Dream of Red Mansions is Cao Xueqin. In the text, there is an article written by Lu Xun, "From Baicaoyuan to Santan Yinyue". His article was published in People's Daily. There is a China Language on the desk. The preface of China Workers was published on February 7th 1940. Proper names ⑦ are used under proper names such as names of people, places and dynasties. Sima Xiangru was born in Chengdu, Hanshu County, also known as Changqing. Note: ① The form of a period is "." . There is also a full stop form, that is, a dot. , generally used in scientific and technological literature. (2) Multiple compound sentences with non-juxtaposition (such as inflection, causality, etc.). ), and semicolons are also used between the front and back parts of the first layer. ③ Use double quotation marks and single quotation marks for the straight draft. ④ In addition, there are square brackets, hexagonal brackets and square brackets. ⑤ If a whole paragraph or a line is omitted, it can be represented by twelve points. ⑥ There are three forms of ligatures, namely, long horizontal "-"(occupying the position of two words), half-line "-"(occupying the position of half a word) and wavy "~" (occupying the position of one word). All landowners proper names are only used in ancient books or some literary and historical works. In order to match the proper names, the titles of such works can use wavy lines.