Do these sentences need question mark? How To Repair and Restore Windows 10 (?) Or How to fix java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Ljava/beans/Introspector error (?) (this is a programming question) Answer I think it depends on the intent. If you are actually asking that question, then the mark should appear. How to restore Windows 10? … Read more
Is the following question punctuated/capitalized correctly? “What’s that, a dishrag?” Or should it be two questions? “What’s that? A dishrag?” Or would a third option be best? Thanks! Answer The capitalization is correct, and a third option you could consider is “What’s that—a dishrag?” using an em dash. This punctuation guide may interest you. AttributionSource … Read more
Is a question mark needed after “kitchen”? I feel there might be as I imagine Bob has omitted “didn’t you?” from the end of the sentence. If it was there a question mark seems like it would be needed: “Well, you saw the mess he made in the kitchen, didn’t you?” Bob: Tony’s getting worse. … Read more
SHOULD THERE BE A QUESTION MARK OR NOT? IT’S AN INDIRECT QUESTION BUT AN ANSWER WOULD BE EXPECTED. There’s a party later if you’re interested. There’s a party later if you’re interested? Answer No, because it is a declarative statement. There should be a comma though. There’s a party later, if you’re interested. AttributionSource : … Read more
Should there be a question mark after “in the story”? I know it’s not a direct question, but it is a continuation of the original question & requires an answer Tim: So what happened next? Mum: What do you mean? Tim: In the story? Answer No. It is a separate statement. If it were together, … Read more
Please could you release orders for March to June 2019. Answer Using a question mark would change the semantic meaning. I’ve heard people say this form both with the raised ending indicating a question and without. I’m less confident than Kris that the ordering between “Please” and “could” is semantically significant, but this is absolutely … Read more
What would you have me do (given some factor is a and another factor is b and some other statement-y thing follows as well — I’m not even sure what to make of the whole thing, not to mention that she said “screw you, you PIG!”)? I suspect the question mark goes at the end … Read more
Today I was reviewing some code on GitHub, and end up with the following sentence/question: So, are you using a context to update a record? That makes no sense. I know that verbs and subjects are “swapped” when used in questions. What about affirmations with a question tone? Should it be written like this? So, … Read more
I’m getting mixed messages on which of the following punctuations is correct: I don’t know what you want from me. I don’t know what you want from me? It seems to be both an indirect question, rhetorical and even a halfway actual question. Is there a generally preferred way to punctuate such a sentence? The … Read more
So, I posted a picture in a group chat and one of the members of the chat questioned the placement of the question mark (attached for reference). Where’s your plane, peasants? (original) or.. Where’s your plane? Peasants. (what he thinks it should be) To my knowledge, the second would be grammatically incorrect purely for the … Read more
