英语中标点符号的用法

书写准确无误是非常重要的语言能力之一。其中，标点符号可以帮助我们更清晰明了地表达自己的观点。每年9月24日是美国的全国标点符号日。做《英语小测验》，考察自己对英语标点符号用法的掌握程度。

1. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) My mother who lives in London, was born in France.

b) My mother, who lives in London was born in France.

c) My mother, who lives in London, was born in France.

d) My mother: who lives in London was born in France?

2. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) If you hadn't told me how would I have known?

b) If you hadn't told me, how would I have known!

c) If you hadn't told me, how would I have known?

d) If you hadn't told me how, would I have known!

3. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) I'm going for a two weeks holiday.

b) I'm going for a two-weeks' holiday.

c) I'm going for a two week's holiday.

d) I'm going for a two-week holiday.             

4. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) Were you born in the 1990's?

b) Were you born in the 1990s'?

c) Were you born in the 1990.s?

d) Were you born in the 1990s?

5. Which of these sentences is correct?

a) That's their car there, isn't it!

b) That's there car their, isn't it?

c) That's they're car there isn't it?

d) That's their car there, isn't it?

6. Which of these sentences is correct?

a) That's last weeks milk. Don't drink it!

b) That's last week's milk. Don't drink it!

c) Thats last weeks' milk. Don't drink it!

d) That's last week's milk. Do'nt drink it!        

答案

1) c, 2) c, 3) d, 4) d, 5) d, 6) b.