標點符號成為新SAT文法考試重要考點 新通教師來支招！

標點符號在其他留學考試中不做單獨考點，考生在寫作part一般只是 用逗號和句句號，偶爾用一下雙引號，因此很多同學并沒有特別留心英 文標點符號的不同用法。

然而，標點符號在新SAT考試的文法部分中變成了重點考查內容，所涉及的標點符號種類較多， 用法也更更豐富。

教師介紹

本文來自新通教育王佳敏老師，王老師畢業(yè)于英國愛丁堡大學，擁有豐富的北歐以及東南亞交流學習經(jīng)歷。

》》以下是王老師的原創(chuàng)分享：

備考SAT的考生可以嘗試做一下以下4道題，測試一下自己在punctuation的知識積累是否足夠。(練習答案見文末～)

1. Amerigo Vespucci is the namesake of both North and South America, nevertheless, many people do not know his discovery overturned Christopher Columbus' s claim that Brazil and the West Indies formed the eastern outskirts of Asia.

(A) NO CHANGE

(B) America; nevertheless,

(C) America: nevertheless,

(D) America, nevertheless—

2. Because he was tired of eating take-out every night, Craig started baking bread once a week; as a result, his relationship with his roommates—and later, his coworkers— flowered.

(A) NO CHANGE

(B) week; and

(C) week:

(D) week: and

3. When Fritz' s brother won the presidential election, he cried gleefully; hugged his friends and family. and treated everyone in the bar to champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and cake.

(A) NO CHANGE

(B) gleefully, hugged his friends and family, and treated everyone in the bar to champagne, hors d'oeuvres,

(C) gleefully; hugged his friends and family; and treated everyone in the bar to champagne, hors d'oeuvres,

(D) gleefully, hugged his friends and family, and treated everyone in the bar to champagne; hors d'oeuvres;

4. My favorite writers are Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who writes books of magical realism, Kurt Vonnegut, who is sarcastic and witty and Maya Angelou, who incorporates important social messages into her poems and stories.

(A) NO CHANGE

(B) realism; Kurt Vonnegut, who is sarcastic and witty;

(C) realism, Kurt Vonnegut, who is sarcastic and witty

(D) realism: Kurt Vonnegut, who is sarcastic and witty;

SAT標點符號

做這4道題的時候，我想大家應該產生了一個同樣的疑惑：英語的分號是怎么用的?

的確，這個標點符號在我們自己寫作文時出現(xiàn)的頻率很低，但是它是SAT常考的標點之一。

觀察發(fā)現(xiàn)，分號“;”是由 一個“,”和 一個“.”組成。而分號的作用剛好介于逗號和句句號兩者之間，弱于句句號， 又遠遠強于逗號。相應地，分號有兩個重要作 用：連接和分隔。

連接

分號連接相關的獨立分句句(independent clauses)

Because my car was broken; I was late this morning.

這句句話對不不對?

錯!

為什么?因為分號左邊because引導了原因狀語從句句，不是獨立分句。獨立分句是可以獨立成句的。

比如The upperclassmen are permitted off-campus lunch. The underclassmen must remain on campus.這兩個是獨立分句，但如果就這樣寫成兩個簡單句，文章就會顯得單調乏味，所以不如用一個分號連接：The upperclassmen are permitted off-campus lunch; the underclassmen must remain on campus.

這樣既能體現(xiàn)兩者間有關系， 而且看起來也更更通順。

現(xiàn)在我再改 一下句句 子：

The upperclassmen are permitted off-campus lunch; but the underclassmen must remain on campus.

這句句話對不不對?

錯!

為什么?咦，but不是并列連詞連接兩個并列的獨立分句么?怎么又不對了?

分號的使用原則：不用于并列列連詞(coordinating conjunctions)之前，

即不不 用于and, but, or, nor, for, yet ,so之前——那 里是 “,” 的位置。

換句話說，在這個例句里應該用“, but”。

可能有人又會問了：如果我想用分號的同時也表達出”但是“這個意思怎么辦?那我們需要借助連接副詞。

這句句話可以改寫成：

The upperclassmen are permitted off-campus lunch; however, the underclassmen must remain on campus.

好，現(xiàn)在再去看1和2題， 大家能選出正確答案了了么?

分隔

分號使充滿逗號的句句 子語意更更加明確。

這個作用下，分號相當于 一個“super comma”，幫助劃分句子層次。

看下例句：

Luggage, housewares, and electronics are on the ground floor, men’s and women’s clothing on the second floor, and books, music, and stationery on the third floor.

這個句子包含三個獨立分句，但獨立分句里又有列舉。過多的逗號造成了閱讀困難，導致讀者如果不仔細看內容是無法輕易斷句的。

因此，這句話寫成這樣才合適：

Luggage, housewares, and electronics are on the ground floor; men’s and women’s clothing on the second floor; and books, music, and stationery on the third floor.

現(xiàn)在，大家返回看第3和4題，明白了么?

總而言之，分號給了句子clarity，force 和style，希望你看完這篇文章后能有所收獲。

答案：BACB