QUESTION MARK
Transcript: QUESTION MARK Fajardo, Kimberly G. Gomez, Shecainna Grace C. Lapuz, Daniel E. A question mark is used to indicate the end of a question RULE 1 RULE 1 Example 1 Examples -How are you? -What is your name? -Have you been to Boracay yet? Example 2 However, an indirect question uses a period instead of the question mark. Direct question: What is she doing tonight? Indirect question: I wonder what she’s doing tonight. Direct question: The question is, Does anyone support this legislation? Indirect question: The question was whether anyone supported the legislation. Example 3 When a direct question occurs within a larger sentence, the question mark supplants the comma that would syntactically belong in its place. Examples The key question, Can the two sides reach a compromise? was not answered. What is your dream? is the topic of the day for the class RULE 2 Rule 2 Because of Rule 2, capitalize the word that follows a question mark. Exapmles A question mark replaces a period at the end of a sentence Examples Would you like to go to the movie with me?. (X) Would you like to go to the movie with me? (O) How was the spring break for you? The week was too short for me. What is she like? Does she have long hair? How have you been? We missed you so much! Since the question mark replace the period, you do not need the period in the end of the sentence RULE 3 Rule 3 Requests that are phrased as questions should end with a period. Some statements, requests, demands can be written in the form of a question. However, they should be written without question marks. They uses either a period or an exclamation point. Topic Examples Why don't you take a break. Would you kids knock it off. What wouldn't I do for you! Would you please send this report to the person indicated on the cover. Examples We need to see the meaning or the purpose of the sentence to figure out whether the question mark can be used or not. RULE 4 If a question is within the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Rule 4 Examples Tom asked, "Can we still be friends?" The question Can we still be friends? is part of the quotation. Who said, "I think, therefore I am"? The question Who said""? is outside the quotation. Examples If a quoted question ends in mid-sentence, the question mark replaces a comma. Examples "Will you still be my friend?" she asked. “ "Will you pick up some olive oil?” he asked. no commas needed RULE 5 Rule 5 Use a question mark when a sentence is half statement and half question. A tag question is a device used to turn a statement into a question. Example Examples You do care, don't you? He should quit smoking, shouldn't he? He shouldn't have quit his diet, should he? They're not doing very well, are they? Examples Notice that when the statement is positive, the tag question is expressed in the negative; when the statement is negative, the tag question is positive. There are a few exceptions to this, frequently expressing an element of surprise or sarcasm: "So you've made your first million, have you?" "Oh, that's your plan, is it?" RULE 6 Rule 5 A question mark can also be used in brackets or parenthesis to show that the writer is unconvinced by a statement Example According to his biographer, Smith “bought the company in 1985 [1984?], but was not actively engaged in its management until 1990.” The patient reported taking 15(?) milligrams of alprazolam.
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