规则6 不要把句子断成两半[rule-6]
换句话说,不要用句号代替逗号。
I met them on a Cunard liner many years ago. Coming home from Liverpool to New York. She was an interesting talker. A woman who had traveled all over the world and lived in half a dozen countries.
在这两个例子中,第一个句号都应换成逗号,后面的词则用小写字母开头。
允许让一个强调性的词或表达充当一个句子,并相应地加标点:
Again and again he called out. No reply.
不过,作者必须确信这种强调是站得住的,以免一个截断的句子显得只是句法或标点上的失误。一般来说,断句的用武之地是在对话中,即人物碰巧以截断或片段的方式说话时。