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其他幾種標(biāo)點(diǎn)的用法
冒號(hào)，破折號(hào)，分號(hào)及括號(hào)的使用與寫作風(fēng)格關(guān)系緊密，因此本章主要介紹它們的用法。本章很少涉及其它標(biāo)點(diǎn)：如逗號(hào)，句號(hào)，連字符。下面，筆者對(duì)它們的用法以問(wèn)答形式略談一二：
問(wèn)：如果連續(xù)使用兩個(gè)形容詞，可用逗號(hào)分開它們嗎？
答：在"Singapore is a clean, friendly city state"一句中，逗號(hào)代替了"and"。 連續(xù)兩個(gè)形容詞同時(shí)修飾一個(gè)名詞時(shí)，可用逗號(hào)把它們隔開。但當(dāng)其中一個(gè)形容詞修飾另一形容詞時(shí)，不需要用逗號(hào)隔開它們：
On my way back home, I stared at the pale blue sky.
問(wèn)：何時(shí)用連字符連接單詞？
答：1. 參見字典；
2. 參考the goal of preventing misreading 一書。
3. 連字符常用于連接比較常用的復(fù)合詞，使之成為一詞。
air craft
air-craft
aircraft
type setting
type-setting
typesetting
screen play
screen-play
screenplay
data base
data-base
database
采用連字符連接的兩個(gè)詞，意思可一目了然。例如，沒(méi)用連字符的合成詞light year，字面意思是一年比另一年不重要；加上連字符，我們就很清楚light-year是光年的意思。 通常，我們?cè)谔幚砻~前兩個(gè)或多個(gè)詞的組合時(shí)，可用連字符。 例：know-how ready-to-wear faster-than-expected production life-form state-of-the-art technology medium-range missiles 當(dāng)這一群詞用作形容詞時(shí)，僅對(duì)它們所修飾的名詞之前的詞使用連字符。 It was a fast-paced city life. 即City life is fast paced. Bring me the up-to-date report. 即Bring me up to date. 還有，以"-ly"結(jié)尾的副詞不用連字符。 Wrong: We do not work with financially-unstable organizations. Correct: We do not work with financially unstable organizations. Wrong: We are required to attend all regularly-scheduled meetings. Correct: We are required to attend all regularly scheduled meetings.
采用連字符連接的兩個(gè)詞，意思可一目了然。例如，沒(méi)用連字符的合成詞light year，字面意思是一年比另一年不重要；加上連字符，我們就很清楚light-year是光年的意思。 通常，我們?cè)谔幚砻~前兩個(gè)或多個(gè)詞的組合時(shí)，可用連字符。 例：know-how ready-to-wear faster-than-expected production life-form state-of-the-art technology medium-range missiles 當(dāng)這一群詞用作形容詞時(shí)，僅對(duì)它們所修飾的名詞之前的詞使用連字符。 It was a fast-paced city life. 即City life is fast paced. Bring me the up-to-date report. 即Bring me up to date. 還有，以"-ly"結(jié)尾的副詞不用連字符。 Wrong: We do not work with financially-unstable organizations. Correct: We do not work with financially unstable organizations. Wrong: We are required to attend all regularly-scheduled meetings. Correct: We are required to attend all regularly scheduled meetings.