Punctuation >> Question Mark Examples
Question Mark Rules
Define Question Mark
<noun>
- A punctuation mark represented by: ?
- Used to indicate a question being asked
Rule 1
- At the end of a question
- example: Does she like to read?
Rule 2
- When a quote contains a question
- Include the question mark in the parenthesis
- example: She asked him, "Do you know what time it is?"
Rule 3
- When a question contains a quote, even if the quote is not a question
- Place the question mark outside of the parenthesis
- example: What if I told you, "You're going to have a problem"?
Rule 4
- Do not use question marks with an indirect question.
- example: She asked the teacher a question.
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Punctuation >> Question Mark Examples
Examples
- Do you know how to ride a bike?
- Will you go to the movies with me?
- Can you fix this?
- Can you help me with my homework?
- He asked, "Does this make sense to you?"
- She whispered, "How can I win this game?"
- What if he said, "Do it now"?
- When did she ask, "How does it feel"?
- The teacher asked her if she finished her homework.
- She asked the teacher a question.
- He asked her if she wanted to see a movie.
- They asked John which games he likes to play.