英文標點的正確使用 5

2.3.3　句中有非限制性的詞或短語之類，以逗號標出以示插入成份：

1.　Her husband, Bill, is a scientist. (Bill 為插入成份)

2.　Kent Howard, my English teacher, is from America. (插入成份 my English

teacher)

3.　Her father, who is a famous scholar, teaches English.(插入成份 who is a

famous scholar)

4.　Eleanor, his wife of thirty years, suddenly decided to open her own

2.3.4　句中的城市名如果和它的省、州、國名並列，省、州、國名前後須加逗號：

1.　We visited Hartford, Connecticut, last summer. (Connecticut 為插入成份)

2.　Paris, France, is sometimes called The City of Lights. (France 為插入

成份)

3.　Hartford, Connecticut's investment in the insurance industry is well

known.(Connecticut's 為所有格式，後面不可加逗號喔)

2.3.5　句中帶著連線詞(but, and, or...)的插入成份的前面不可加上逗號：

1.　The Red Sox were leading the league at the end of May, but of

　 course, they always do well in the spring. (but 的後面不可加逗號)

2.　The Tigers spent much of the season at the bottom of the league, and

　 even though they picked up several promising rookies, they expect to be

there again next year. (and 的後面不可再加逗號)

2.3.6　 向人說話時，逗號放在對方名字或稱謂之後、之前或者前後都加：

1.　 John, come here.　(John, 逗號在名字之後)

2.　 Open the door, John.　( ,John 逗號放在名字之前)

3.　 It is, Sir, not my fault.　 ( , Sir, 逗號放在稱謂前面和後面)

2.4　　替代句子裡某個成份

2.4.1　用逗號替代句子裡某部份，表示字詞的省略：

1.　The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb, of meekness. (the lamb, of

meekness 原本應該是 the lamb is the symbol of meekness)

2.　George was the hard worker, John, the lazy one.　(John, the lazy one 原

本應該是 John was the lazy one)