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    Punctuation Marks(标点符号)

    Punctuation Marks

    When to use them?

    Example

    Apostrophes

    (')

    To show possession—when something belongs to someone.

    Use apostrophes in word contractions.

    Alan's favorite color is blue.

    It's (It is) a hot and sunny day.

    Exclamation Marks

    (!)

    To express surprise, excitement, anger, admiration or to give orders.

    Stop! Don't move!

    Question Marks

    (?)

    Placed at the end of a question.

    How are you?

    1. (1) Where can the table above probably be found?
      A . A newspaper B . A Grammar book C . A report D . A guide book
    2. (2) Sentence 1: The youth worker has solved Alan's problems.

      Sentence 2: Alan's going over what he has learnt in class.

      Which of the statements is true according to the usages of punctuation marks?

      A . The“Alan's”in sentence 1 has the same meaning as the one in sentence 2. B . The“Alan's”in sentence 1 is used as a contraction for “Alan is”. C . The“Alan's”in sentence 2 shows that something belongs to Alan. D . The apostrophes in the two sentences have quite different meanings.
    3. (3) “What a heavy snow!” They rushed out screaming and playing happily. Here the exclamation mark is used to show they felt        when they saw the big snow.
      A . excited B . angry C . curious D . scared

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