英文標點的正確使用 3

二、Comma (，) 逗號、逗點

在英文裡，逗號的用途有：

* 連線句子裡不同的成份

* 分開句子裡不同的成份

* 突出句子裡的某個成份

* 替代句子裡的某個成份

成份指：詞、短語(phrase)、子句(clause)等。

2.1　連線句子裡不同的成份

　 2.1.1 逗號用在以 and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet 等連線詞的兩個主要子句

之間：

1. My father is fond of fishing, but my mother prefers hiking. (以 ,but 連

接兩個子句)

2. He painted the exterior of the house, and she painted the interior. (以

,and 連線兩個子句)

2.2　分開句子裡不同的成份

　 2.2.1 用逗號分開兩個以上的並列形容詞：(如果並列的形容詞之間可加上and,

but等，那就加上逗號；否則不可)

2.　She is a little and old lady. (不可寫成 She is a little, old lady.)

　 2.2.2　在兩個修飾主語的短語之間加上逗號(句短可不加)：

1. While waiting for the bus on that cold rainy night, she started

sneezing. (主語she)

2.　At 10 o'clock the bus arrived.　(不必寫成 At 10 o'clock, the bus

arrived.)

　2.2.3　在 Jr., Sr., Esq., Ph.D., F.R.S., Inc., 等名稱之前及後都要加上逗

號(除了所有格的名稱):

1. They identified him as Howard R. Williams, Jr., chairman of their board.

(,Jr.,)

2.　That is Howard R. Williams, Jr.'s company.　(,Jr.'s　後面不可再加逗號)

　2.2.4　在追問句之前加逗號：

1.　Do it, won't you?　(Do it 是命令語氣，won't you?是追問)

2.　You know the answer, don't you?

3.　It is warm today, isn't it?

　2.2.5　一個以副詞或副詞短語開頭的句子，如果它和前面的句子有關聯的話，必

須在有關副詞或副詞短語後加上逗號：

1.　She believed he had the talent to succeed.　Unfortunately, he was lazy.

(後一個句子以副詞 unfortunately 開頭，同時這個句子和前一個句子有直接的

　2.2.6　 在句子裡有超過三個並列詞或短語等，在最後一個，and, or, nor等

之前加逗號：

1.　He promised to supply the pencils, pens, and notebooks for the class.

(簡單說就是 pencils, pens, notebooks 要寫成 pencils, pens, and notebooks)

2.　 Her mother sells tomatoes, potatoes, apples, and peaches. (...apples,

and...)

3.　 She ran up the stairs, across the porch, and into the house.　(up the

staris, across the porch, into the house 是三個短語，在最後一個加 ,and)

4.　 We all agreed that she was beautiful,　that she was intelligent, and

that she was ambitious.　(三個 that she was...都是子句 )