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Punctuating a Sentence Containing a Question
If a sentence contains a complete question, but ends with a statement, should it be punctuated with a question mark?
Example:
Could she go to the store, he wondered
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Quoting a question at the end of a sentence which is itself a question
If my sentence is a question and ends with a quote of a question, where exactly do I put a question mark?
Did she ask, "Is it raining"?
Did she ask, "Is it raining?"?
Did she ask, "Is it ...
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When is it appropriate to end a question without a question mark?
Basically, if I ask a rhetorical question, it's not really prompting for an answer. Does that mean it should not end in a question mark?
Here are two examples:
"What's New" used as a title for a ...
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Is it OK to add a question mark to show inflection?
When asking a question you generally have to raise your voice at the end of the sentence, is it okay to stuff a question mark in order to show inflection?
A couple examples:
'That really happened?'
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Question? or Question? sentence structure
I'm not exactly sure on how this should be structured. I have a question, or, question that reflects first question.
Does the media change the way we
think? or Does it have no effect on
us?
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Punctuation with “The question is…” '.', '?' or ' “… ?” ' [duplicate]
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Position of question mark when sentence doesn't end with question
Take this statement for example:
That's not the question. The question is what was Colonel ...
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Punctuation around the word “OK” at the end of a sentence
If a sentence ends in "OK", and the sentence is a request, usually there is a comma before the OK and a question mark after it.
The comma signifies a pause, correct? What if there was no pause, then ...
