熟悉雅思 官方例文的同学是否有发现在考官评价考生作文的时候,在语法中有一项对标点符号使用的评价,例如(Band 3.5) Commas, full-stops and capital letters are misused throughout so "punctuation" is faulty. (Band5.5) In general grammar and "punctuation" are fairly well controlled. /There are also quite frequent errors in "punctuation". (Band7) Grammar and "punctuation" are well controlled and error-free sentences are frequent.
为什么标点符号这么重要呢?其实,标点本身的作用是使作者的情绪和思想表达得更清楚,有了标点,读者知道应该在哪里停顿,读者能在复杂的句子当中区分主要信息和次要信息。所以正确使用标点可以帮助清晰流畅地表达思想。今天我们借用雅思阅读的一篇文章,先来看看老外是如何玩转标点的。(例文选自剑10 Test1 Passage1、Test2 Passage1、Test3 Passage2和Test3 Passage3)
1. 逗号
例句1: Some wells are vast, open craters with hundreds of steps paving each sloping side, often in tiers.(逗号分隔定语,凸显表达层次。)
例句2: Another example is the Surya Kund in Modhera, northern Gujarat, next to the sun Temple, built by King Bhinma I in 1026 to honour the sun god Surya.(逗号分隔插入语,凸显主干又不失细节。)
例句3: Built in around 850 AD next to the temple of Harshat Mata, the baori comprises hundreds of zigzagging steps that run along three of its sides, steeply descending 11 storeys, resulting in a striking patter when seen from afar.(逗号分隔非谓语,凸显主干。)
例句4: But perhaps th