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互联网俚语的出现以及越来越多对短信的使用，人们开始忘记英文标点符号的正确运用。你想写一篇很好的论文，或者向你的老板提交一份精美，无可挑剔的书面建议吗？如果是这样，那么适当的标点符号是必须的。
1.适当的大写，总是用大写字母开始一个句子。
以下是一个句子开头字母大写的例子：
She invited her friend over after school.
2.使用大写字母来启动专有名词和标题。
以下是大写字母用于专有名词和标题的几个例子：
Genghis Khan quickly became the most powerful man in Asia, if not the world.
In her opinion, Queen Roberta"s favorite museum in the world is the Smithsonian, which she visited during her trip to Washington, D.C., last year.
3.使用大写字母作为首字母缩略词。
以下是大写字母缩写的例子：
The CIA and the NSA are just two of the USA"s many intelligence agencies.
4.使用句点（句号）结束陈述句和陈述。
以下是在句子末尾正确使用句点（句号）的示例：
The accessibility of the computer has increased tremendously over the past several years.
5.使用问号来结束问题。
以下是在句子末尾正确使用问号的示例：
What has humanity done about the growing concern regarding global warming?
6.用感叹号结束感叹句。
以下是在句子末尾正确使用感叹号的两个示例：
I can"t believe how difficult the exam was!
Eek! You scared me!
7.在句子中断或列出三个以及更多项目时使用逗号。
以下是一个逗号用于在句子中创建中断的示例：
Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, is the developer of the operating system known as Windows.
这里列举了两个逗号串的例子：
The fruit basket contained apples, bananas, and oranges.
The computer store was filled with video games, computer hardware and other electronic paraphernalia.
8.用逗号分隔描述名词的两个或多个形容词。
以下是用于分隔形容词的正确和错误逗号用法示例：
CORRECT: The powerful, resonating sound caught our attention.
INCORRECT: The powerful, resonating, sound caught our attention.
8.使用分号分隔复杂的项目。
以下是列表中正确使用分号的示例，其含义可能不明确：
I went to the show with Jake, my close friend; his friend, Jane; and her best friend, Jenna.
9.为某些词添加前缀时使用连字符。
下面是一个很好的连字符用法的例子：
Cara is his ex-girlfriend.
10.引用歌词和诗歌来表示换行符时使用斜线。
以下是用于在歌曲中标记换行符的斜杠示例：
Row, row, row your boat / Gently down the stream. / Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, / Life is but a dream.
11.使用括号来解释说明。
以下是用于说明的括号示例：
Steve Case (AOL"s former CEO) resigned from the Time-Warner board of directors in 2005.
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