【正文】 Do not make confusing shift in person and number。 no ma need be used if the order is daymonthyear. Hong Kong was returned to China on July 1, 1997. She was born on 15 September 1980. 6. With numbers over 1,000 or more, mas or little blank spaces may be used to separate digits by thousands. From right to left, a ma is placed after every three numerals. 12,221,548 53,507,214 The question Marks ( ) 1. The question mark is used after a direct question. Do you know Mr. Smith Could you please explain to me the meaning of this sentence she asked. 2. The question mark is used after a statement turned into a question ( said in a rising tune ). You like it You want to buy it The first time to the United States 3. A question mark put between parentheses indicates the writer39。 _to write more effective sentences 。(5) 摘要。t worry, he said, trying to fort me. We will help you make up for the lessons. (cf. To be frank with you, he said, you should not have told him that. Capitalization(4) The first letters of the essential words in proper nouns ( names of people, countries, organizations historical events, planes, etc.) Darwin Shakespeare China Jesus Christ the Great Wall the Red Cross Boeing 747 (5) The first letters of designation of relatives before family names: Uncle Geoge Aunt Maggie Niece Mary Grandma Lee Capitalization(6) Almost all abbreviations except ., ., etc., ., c/o, ., tec (7) the first letter of essential word in trade marks, service signs, posts, greetings, etc. Information Desk Hands Off Open Strictly No Smoking (祝你生日快樂(lè)!) Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! (8) the title of all significant words in the title of a theme, article, essay. newspaper, periodical. But a form word of less than five letters is not capitalized unless it begins the title. Jane Eyre Gone with the Wind My College Life Capitalization(9) the first letter of the salutation and plimentary close in a letter: Dear Sir, Dear Mr. Evans, Sincerely yours, Yours, (10) the first letter of the words of the days of a week, the month, and the major words of holidays:Punctuation Main Punctuation marks 1. the period(.) 2. the question mark ( )3. the exclamation point (!)4. the ma (,) 5. the semicolon (。 a plural pronoun, when they are thought of individually.The jury was asked to return to their seats.For such singular antecedents as each, either, neither, one, no one, everyone, someone, anyone, nobody, everybody, somebody, and anybody, which may refer to both male and female, she or he, his or her, him or her, or the preferred plural pronouns they, their or them are used. Clear Pronoun Reference1) She told my sister that her idea was practical. 2) Leave out the word in that sentence because it is too difficult. We use personal pronouns very often. They seem to be easy, but they should be used with care. We beginners often make mistakes in using it.Ending sentences with full stopsTo join two or more plete sentences with mas may be possible in Chinese, but it is wrong in English. When a sentence is structurally plete, whether long or short, it should end with a full stop. For example: He went out on Sunday. He met his friend in the street. They talk for a while. Then they said goodbye.When he went out on Sunday, he met his friend in the street. They talk for a while and then they said goodbye.Joining clauses with conjunctionWhen two or more sentences are closely connected in meaning, it may be better to put them into one sentence than separate them. Then those sentences will bee clauses which should be joined together with proper conjunctions or other words, like relative pronouns.We should distinguish between conjunctions and adverbs, such as but and however, so and therefore. We can join coordinate clauses with a ma and a conjunction, or with a semicolon, or with a semicolon and an adverb.Mom washed the dishes。t I tell you not to be late What are you talking about Nonsense.Is that what you are going to give me Variety (多樣性)It is often good to vary sentence structures and mix short long, simple and pound or plex, loose and periodic sentences, so long as the meaning is properly expressed. A series of sentences of the same structure and length with the same noun or pronoun as the subjects produce monotony.For example:1)She hurried down to the bank, withdrew all her savings, and gave them to her old mother.Hurrying down to the bank, she withdrew all her savings and gave them to her old mother.2)When they saw the curtain go up, the audience gasped in surprise and started applauding loudly.Seeing the curtain go up, the audience gasped in surprise and started applauding loudly.Or: The audience saw the curtain go up, gasped in surprise, and started applauding loudly.186 / 186。 they do not affect the number of the subject. The plays, as well as the captain, want very much to win. A subject clause generally takes a singular verb, but a whatclause which clearly refers to many things can take a plural verb.