Suppose I am writing to a friend, asking if he remembers a certain question I asked him. Do any of the following sentences correctly use the question mark? Do you remember when I asked you "do you know the time"? Do you remember when I asked you "do you know the time?" Do you remember … Read more
I am a student and write to professors frequently. And often, I have to use sentences like this – Could you give me an appointment to meet you regarding this matter. I am usually confused whether to type a question mark at the end of this sentence or a plainly end it with a full … Read more
Let’s say I am quoting the verse “Do you like cheese?” from the Book Of Cheese. Is it: As it is written, “Do you like cheese?” (Book Of Cheese, 43:21) or As it is written, “Do you like cheese” (Book Of Cheese, 43:21)? or As it is written, “Do you like cheese? (Book of Cheese, … Read more
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 the past because I thought the . was wrong: I just … Read more
If I were to write a sentence beginning with a question, where would the question mark go? It does not seem right at the end of the sentence. For example: Was there something changed recently because internet shouldn’t be dropping this low, even for a small plan. The format of the sentence doesn’t feel right … Read more
The goal is to answer questions of the form “is vertex v connected to w?” in constant time. Should the question mark be there? A related question is how this sentence might be made better? Answer Just FWIW .. “A related question is how this sentence might be made better?” I hate or love/hate writing … Read more
For example, given the following sentence, is it proper to set the enclosed question in quotation marks? The first question to ask is, “should quotation marks be used?” Any additional comments about the structure of the example sentence above would be appreciated. Answer It isn’t needed in this case. Quotation marks are used when you’re … Read more
I like to make question about the happening of some events whether it is happened every day or every week or every month…etc how can i make question? this is my try: Does this event happen every day or every week or every month? is it right? Answer How frequently does this event occur? AttributionSource … Read more
When ending a sentence with a ? and a !, is there a rule which one comes first? That is, ?! or !?? If either is okay, are they interchangeable, or for difference circumstances? Answer The term for that is “interrobang.” Wikipedia states, The interrobang, also known as the interabang, (pron.: /ɪnˈtɛrəbæŋ/), ‽ (often represented … Read more
Without the question mark, it is simple… Can we make it in one hour — as I want to eat my dinner now. (I like the dash as a clear separator for the question and statement parts of the sentence) Adding a question mark, it looks wrong to me in all permutations. What should I … Read more
