① The first type: the prompt is in front, and the prompt is followed by a colon. Xiao Li smiled faintly and said, "No, you can't eat!" "

② The second type: the prompt is in the middle, followed by a comma. For example, "You know what?" Sang Na said, "Our neighbor Simon is dead."

③ The third type: put a period after the prompt. For example, "Are you asleep?" As soon as the host entered the door, he severely condemned Alesha.

If it is a direct reference, then: prompt is preceded by colon and double quotation marks (:), prompt by comma (,"), prompt by comma and double quotation marks (,"), prompt by period and double quotation marks (."), and prompt by a period (. )。

For example, Xiao Ming said, "It's so hot today that you are sweating." "It's too hot today," Xiao Ming said. "You are sweating." "It's so hot today that you are sweating." Xiao Ming said.

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Usage of punctuation marks:

Period. Used at the end of declarative sentences or soothing imperative sentences.

Question mark? Used at the end of a question or rhetorical question. ?

Exclamation mark! Used at the end of exclamatory sentences, strong imperative sentences and strong rhetorical questions. ?

Comma, a pause between subject and predicate in a sentence; A pause between verbs and objects in a sentence; A pause after an adverbial in a sentence; Pauses between sentences in complex sentences should be comma, except sometimes semicolon. ?

Pause, used for a pause between coordinate words in a sentence. ?

Semicolon; Used for pauses between coordinate clauses in complex sentences; Used between items listed in the branch.

Colon: used after salutation, indicating that the following contents are introduced; Used after the words "say, think, yes, prove and announce", it means to mention the following.

Used after the general discussion, it means that it causes the following discussion; Used after the words that need to be explained, indicating the introduction of explanation or explanation; Used in front of general discourse to summarize the above.