4。一个句子里面包含多个物体,而这些物体本身含有标点,那么这些物体之间用分号隔开(不常考)

例:The trio was composed of a cellist named Grosz, who had been a European virtuoso for many years; a pianist who had won a major music festival in 1954,1955,and 1958; and a violinist who had studied in Budapest, Vienna, and Munich。

冒号,Colon

提到冒号(Colon),大家立刻秒反“解释说明”四个大字。从通俗意义上来说的确没错,学术上表述为: the colon is a signal that something is tofollow: a rephrased statement, a list or series, or a formal quotation。 ACT中常出现的是后两者(举例和引用)。

例:

1、A popover has four common ingredients:flour,milk,salt,and butter。(举例)

2、After fiveminutes of silence, the actor uttered those famous words:“To be or notto be; that is a the question。”(引用)

在冒号使用的过程中还需要规避以下误区:

误区1:冒号前面不是一个独立完整句。例:Tasks thatI must complete today:mow the lawn, read two chapters of history, and tidy my room。 该例子中Tasks thatI must complete today是一个名词短语(tasks是名词,后面定语从句去修饰它),所以前面不是一个完整句,只是一个名词,该例子也不是一个句子结构。

误区2:一个冒号错误地分割了句子的重点。例:In updatingmy computer, I added: a hard disk, a laser printer, and a fine-resolutionmonitor。 该例子中冒号错误地分割了动词和它的直接宾语。应改为:In updating my computer, I added some new components: a hard disk, alaser printer, and a fine-resolution monitor。