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Punctuation of Isn't it
How would you punctuate the phrase
It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
Would you use a question mark or period at the end?
My intent is to make it rhetorical. The full example is:
She woke up alone, ...
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Punctuating a quoted question within a quoted statement
I'm working on a story, and I find myself faced with something of a quandary.
Specifically, I need to know the proper style for the following:
“I have thousands of them,” the commissioner answered,...
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Using a full stop, question mark, apostrophe and a comma all at the same time in a sentence (in UK English)
Would
.?',
in the following sentence be correct?
A man asked 'how many are red, how many are green, etc.?', so I tried to find out.
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Do I use a period or a question mark at the end of a statement that presents a question? [duplicate]
Let's say I have a statement like this:
I just saw you come online, and I wanted to see how your day was going.
Now, am I right to use the . at the end of that sentence? I've written it like this in ...
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If a sentence ends with a place name that ends with an exclamation mark, what punctuation should follow?
There are a few place names in the world that end with exclamation marks; for example, Westward Ho! and Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!.
I suppose there are multiple cases here:
If an ordinary statement ends ...
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Question mark or period?
Is this sentence a question or a statement (or other). It ends with a question, so I used a question mark. (Just ignore the tech jargon.)
I get that this should show me the PID of the SIGTERMing ...
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Punctuation outside of quotes [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How should I punctuate around quotes?
When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
Here is what I have written:
Is it too late to say, "Don't go. I'm sorry"?
Here is my ...
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If a question ends in the abbreviation of et cetera, do you still add the period before the question mark? [duplicate]
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When “etc.” is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?
Example:
How do I pay for the bananas, oranges, etc.?
or
How do I pay for the bananas, oranges, ...
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How to punctuate a quoted rhetorical interrogative sentence that ends a declarative sentence?
Below is the sentence I am writing. I am not sure whether I should just end it with an interrogation mark within the quotes, with a period within the quotes, no in-quote punctuation except ...
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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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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 Mustard ...
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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 ...
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Punctuation placement in speech [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Is it ever acceptable for a period to come after a quote at the end of a sentence?
How much punctuation is appropriate when ending a sentence with a full-sentence quotation?
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