1終止符(period)[ . ]
1) 平叙文の文尾
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake happened in 1995.
2) 略語のあと
etc.〔= et cetera〕 / the U.S.A. 〔= the United States of America〕
2疑問符(question mark)[ ? ]
1) 疑問文のあと
How are you?
2) 平叙文で疑問文の働きをする文のあと
You’re from Singapore? / Your mother works for this company?
3感嘆符(exclamation mark)[ ! ]
1) 感嘆文、またはそれに類する文の文尾
What a lovely flower! / Congratulations on winning the speech contest!
2) 呼びかけなどのあと
Hi, Albert! / Good luck! / Here you go!
4コンマ(comma)[ , ]
1) 語を並列するとき
First, prepare an egg, some soy sauce and a bit of mustard.
2) and, but, or などの接続詞の前
This project is hard, but not impossible.
3) if, when などを使った節のあと
When you travel by train, you can sit back and enjoy the scenery.
4) 挿入句や挿入節の前後
A Japanese inventor, after thirty years of work, has made this machine.
5) 同格名詞の前
This is Mazinger Z, a robot animation character created by Nagai Go.
1) 平叙文の文尾
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake happened in 1995.
2) 略語のあと
etc.〔= et cetera〕 / the U.S.A. 〔= the United States of America〕
2疑問符(question mark)[ ? ]
1) 疑問文のあと
How are you?
2) 平叙文で疑問文の働きをする文のあと
You’re from Singapore? / Your mother works for this company?
3感嘆符(exclamation mark)[ ! ]
1) 感嘆文、またはそれに類する文の文尾
What a lovely flower! / Congratulations on winning the speech contest!
2) 呼びかけなどのあと
Hi, Albert! / Good luck! / Here you go!
4コンマ(comma)[ , ]
1) 語を並列するとき
First, prepare an egg, some soy sauce and a bit of mustard.
2) and, but, or などの接続詞の前
This project is hard, but not impossible.
3) if, when などを使った節のあと
When you travel by train, you can sit back and enjoy the scenery.
4) 挿入句や挿入節の前後
A Japanese inventor, after thirty years of work, has made this machine.
5) 同格名詞の前
This is Mazinger Z, a robot animation character created by Nagai Go.