英文逗號 「 , 」
逗號英文:Comma,是英文書寫中常用的標點符號,但在使用上和中文的逗號是有差別的。
1、英文逗號等同於中文頓號。
分隔三個以上的相同詞性的單字、片語和句子,最後一項列舉必須以“and”來代替逗號。
例: The album genres included rock, jazz, country, and classical.
2、連接兩個子句。
使用對等連接詞 (for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so) 連接兩個句子,在對等連接詞前要打逗號,再接續對等連接詞後的子句
例: They liked the house, but they didn’t have enough money to buy it.
3、連接從屬子句與主要子句。
出現如 because, before, although, however 等等的從屬連接詞,則需要用逗號來分隔句子,以利越讀者閱讀。
例: Because she stayed up late last night, she dozed off in class this morning.
4、直接引用某段文字。
引用他人言論或某段文字,必須用逗號隔開,並且用引號標註引用的內容。
例: My mom said to me, “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.”
5、補述用法中,當關係代名詞與形容詞子句的主詞相同,可前後使用逗號。
例: His father, working at Google, is busy every day.
6、同位語前後都要打逗號
例: My friend, Mary, will go with me.
7、時間、住址、身份或三位數以上的數字要打逗號
例:
On December 24, 1999, Melisa Wong left for New York.
She lives in Taipei, Taiwan.
Julia Lin, MD, will give a speech tomorrow.
14,000; 1,402,345
英文逗號是文章中必定會出現的標點符號,用法非常多元,並且與文章解讀有著重大關係,和中文中的逗號使用方式又有差異,是需要好好了解及善用的。