Concetti Chiave
- A colon introduces lists or quotations and is used in formal salutations or book references.
- Semicolons connect independent phrases and clarify lists with complex elements.
- The full stop, known as a period in American English, indicates the end of a sentence.
- Periods follow certain abbreviations like Mr., Mrs., and Dr. to denote the end of the abbreviation.
- In English, a period also functions as a decimal point for separating whole numbers from fractions.
Colon
A colon (:) is a type of punctuation used to introduce a list of items or a quotation. It can also be used in the salutation of a business letter or to divide references to a specific point in a book, such as the Bible.
The city has provided a list of the following roads closed for repair this spring: March Street, Jasper Lane, and Follow Boulevard.
Should I start my cover letter with the salutation Dear Sir or Madam: or do research to find out the recruitment coordinator's actual last name? A semicolon (;) is a similar type of punctuation.
A semicolon may also be used to separate terms when too many commas in a series or list would create confusion.
Many of the young men had trained for several years to play on this team; in fact, the average age to begin training was just 6.
The competing cities for the travel magazine award included Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium; and Beijing, China.
Full Stop
The full stop, in American English, is called a period. A period's main function is as an end mark to a sentence. It lets the reader know that this thought has ended. The period also follows some abbreviations, such as Mr., Mrs., and Dr.
As none of you seem to remember our lesson from last week very well, let's begin the lesson with a review.
Dr. Palkon explained to Mr. and Mrs. Holt that their daughter would be fine and was recovering from surgery nicely.
In English, a period is also used as a decimal point. A decimal point appears in numerals as a separator, for example in between the dollar and cents amount ($1.75) and in numbers with decimal notation, such as 2.64
Because of a misplaced decimal point, we were shocked that the shop wanted £34.0 for an item that was really only £3.40.
In maths, one must learn to move the decimal point to the right position when multiplying non--whole numbers.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Para qué se utiliza principalmente el dos puntos en la escritura?
- ¿Cuál es la función principal del punto final en inglés americano?
- ¿Cómo se utiliza el punto en las matemáticas y en las abreviaturas en inglés?
El dos puntos se utiliza principalmente para introducir una lista de elementos o una cita, y también puede usarse en el saludo de una carta comercial o para dividir referencias a un punto específico en un libro.
La función principal del punto final, conocido como "period" en inglés americano, es marcar el final de una oración, indicando al lector que el pensamiento ha concluido.
En matemáticas, el punto se utiliza como punto decimal para separar las unidades de las fracciones decimales. En inglés, también sigue algunas abreviaturas como Mr., Mrs., y Dr.
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