句点 Period [.]
用于表明一个语句的完毕
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.
用在简称中
B.C. is the province located on the West Coast.
Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.
The company is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.
It is 4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.
疑问 Question Mark []
在语句的末尾应用疑问表明是立即一般疑问句：
How many provinces are there in Canada
留意：在间接性一般疑问句末尾不必加疑问：
The teacher asked the class a question.
Do not ask me why.
叹号 Exclamation Mark [!]
在语句的末尾应用叹号表明诧异、激动等心态：
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!
分号 Comma [,]
语句中的间断
Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.
在一般疑问句中引出来讲话人：
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."
排序三个或之上的专有名词：
Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.
引出来定语从句
Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.
单引号 Apostrophe [']
表明全部
This is David's computer.
These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)
Note: 针对复数形式的专有名词，只用'
These are the players' things. (things that belong to the players)
简称I don't know how to fix it.
冒号Quotation Marks ["]
立即引出来别人说的话：
The prime minister said, "We will win the election."
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."
灶具Colon [:]
引出来一系列专有名词
There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.
引出来一个较长的引述
The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election."
分号Semicolon [;]
将2个有关的语句相互连接
The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
和分号一同应用引出来一系列专有名词
The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.
破折号Dash [-]
在一个语句前作汇总
Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
在一个语句的前边或后边添加附加的注解
The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.
表明别人在讲话全过程中被切断
The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.
连字符Hyphen [-]
联接2个英语单词
sweet-smelling
fire-resistant
将作为前缀
anti-Canadian
non-contact
在数据中应用
one-quarter
twenty-three