我不是开玩笑。每次改文章,我少不了改这些基本的标点符号。
记得有一篇摘要(有300字)只用了一个句号。(显然,少了许多句号。)
对于初学者,不妨多用句号。每一句话,可以先用句号结束。以后慢慢改。(你改是revising。我改你的文章是editing。)
如果是两句相关的句子,第一个句号可以改为分号(;)或逗号(,)。
两个句号:Team A measured ocean temperature at Site A. Team B measured ocean temperature at Site B.
改为一个句号:
Team A measured ocean temperature at Site A; Team B measured ocean temperature at Site B. (;后面应该是小写字母,但是这里的Team B是“名字”)
Team A measured ocean temperature at Site A, while Team B measured ocean temperature at Site B. (这句和上面用;的句子,“含义”有一点点不同。你可以“想象”一下。)
以前的博客:
逗号,你算老几?
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-1111631.html
逗号,你,你太强势了!
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-1111777.html
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-1112509.html
有兴趣的童鞋,可以看 The Elements of Style 的13-19页(可以免费下载)。
http://www.jlakes.org/ch/web/The-elements-of-style.pdf
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding "s.
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause.
5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma.
6. Do not break sentences in two.
7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation.
[科技英语写作基础(系列):大纲(1)
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=306792&do=blog&id=1146690
科技英语写作基础(系列):大纲(2)
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=306792&do=blog&id=1146716]
1. 语态
2. 常用时态
3. 一些标点符号(句号、逗号;参考The Elements of Style)
4. 常用句型(主语谓语的“一致性”,参考The Elements of Style)
5. 段落(参考The Elements of Style)
6. 修改、修改、再修改(简洁为上/逻辑性/一致性)
请大家多提意见。