優秀作文必備：英文標點的正確使用(三)

三、Period / Full Stop　(.)　句號、句點

句號的寫法，在英文裡是個小黑點(.)，可在中文卻是個小圈兒(。)(在科學技術文章里
也可用“小黑點”)。用法也有些差異，在英文方面，最“好玩”的是用在縮寫方面：

* 句號用在陳述句、祈使句及禮貌問句等的句尾
* 句號用在縮寫方面
* 句號用在數目字方面

3.1　句號用在陳述句、祈使句及禮貌問句等的句尾：

3.1.1　用在陳述句(Declarative sentence)尾，表示句子結束：

1. I am leaving now.

2. Ailan and Xiaodong are my friends.
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3.1.2　 用在祈使句(Imperative sentence)尾，表示句子結束：

1.　Close the door.

2.　Turn in your papers, please.
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3.1.3　用在禮貌的、祈使性的、以及間接疑問句(Interrogative sentence)尾，表示
句子結束：

1.　Will you please send me three copies.　麻煩你給我三份。(不要看到Will
you...就在句尾加問號喔)

2.　Since when am I supposed to believe this.　我什麼時候會相信這個呢。

3.　He asked if you can come.　他問你能不能來。
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3.2　句號用在表示縮寫(Abbreviation, Acronym):

3.2.1 縮寫詞(Abbreviation)：(將一個字詞省略其中某些字母,字尾須加句號)

1.　稱呼：Mr. = Mister,　Mrs.= Misteress, Dr. = Doctor, Mim. = Ministor /
Ministry , Esq. = Esquire (先生)

2.　時間：yr. = year, min.=minute

3.　　星期：Mon. = Monday, Tues. = Tuesday, Wed. = Wednesday, Thurs. =
Thursday,　Fri. = Friday,　Sat. = Saturday, Sun. = Sunday

4.　月份：Jan. = January, Feb. = February, Mar. = March, Apr. = April, Jun.
= June, Jul. = July, Aug./Ag. = August, Sept. = September, Oct. = October,
Nov. = November, Dec. = December　(注意：oct. = octave八度, nov. = novelist
小說家, dec. = deceased亡故)

5.　國名：Afr. = Africa / African,　Aus. = Austria / Austrian, Fr. = France
/ French,　Ger. = Germany,　It. = Italy / Italian

6.　　其他：etc. = et cetera (等), Xmas. = Christmas, min. = minimum /
minor, max. = maximum, pc. = piece, Ltd. = Limited, num. =number / numbers
(No. = Number 第幾號之意)
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3.2.2　Acronym (只取首字母的縮寫詞)：

1.　公元：A.D. = Anno Domin(公元)，B.C. = Before Christ(公元前)

2.　郵政：G.P.O. = General Post Office, C.O.D.= Cash on Delivery, P.O. /
p.o. = Postal Order, R.T.S. = Return To Sender

3,　時間：a.m. /A.M. = ante meridiem 上午， p.m. / P.M.= post meridiem下午

4.　國名：U.K. = United Kingdom, U.S.A. = United States of America

5.　其他：F.O.C. = Free Of Charge, R.I.P. = Rest In Peace 願他安息, r.p.m.=
Revolution Per Minute, P.T.O. / p.t.o. = Please Turn Over 翻下頁，P.T.A. =
Parent-Teachers' Association 家長教師協會
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　　也許是大家覺得縮寫詞後加個小黑點是件麻煩事，因此有些就乾脆省掉它，下面是一
些不加句點的縮寫詞：

1.　組織名：UN,　UNESCO,　WTO

2.　數目：$75 , 2nd　,　5th　,　Henry V

3.　常用詞：memo ,　math ,　exam ,　lab ,　dorm ,　TV ,　CD ,　VCD ,DVD,
PS =Postscript 附言，SARS (現在是無人不知其大名的了！)

4.　度量衡: mm ,　cm　,　km　,　g　,　mg ,　ml , kw , kv
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3.3 句號用在數字方面：

3.3.1 表示小數點：

1.　$12.50 , ￥200.20 , RM4.45,　50.45%,　5.2 kg
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3.3.2　用於大綱列表：
例：　I.　第一學期體育教學
　　1. 游泳
a.　自由式

注意：在括弧內的數字或字母，不可加句號：
(3), (b),　(Iv)