Question Mark Flashcards
When do you use a question mark?
To mark the end of any sentence that asks a direct question.
How many spaces are used after a question mark?
Two
When a sentence begins as a statement and ends as a question, what punctuation do you use?
Question mark
How do you punctuate the following?
“It’s true isn’t it”
It’s true, isn’t it?
What is one way to punctuate a statement followed by a related question that DOES NOT repeat the same subject & verb?
Use a period to end the statement and use a question mark to end the question.
Ex: You faked the record. Isn’t that right?
What is a second way to punctuate a statement followed by a related question that DOES NOT repeat the same subject & verb?
A semicolon can be used to separate the related ideas when they are independent clauses.
Ex: It rained that day; isn’t that correct?
If there is a statement followed by a one-word question, what are two ways to punctuate it?
With either a semicolon or a comma.
Ex: 1) You were not alone; right?
2) You were not alone, right?
When a sentence begins as a statement but has a question within it, what do you use for ending punctuation?
A question mark
Ex: It is true, isn’t it, that no one gave you the message? Ex 2: You were, weren’t you, able to escape through that passage?
How do you punctuate a series of connected questions within a single sentence and there are no conjunctions?
With question marks
Ex: Was your partner loyal? trustworthy? honorable? (Note lower case and use only 1 space between questions)
If conjunctions are used in a sentence with a series of items, are commas used?
No.
Ex: Did you see a psychiatrist and an analyst and a therapist?
How do you punctuate a series of questions that are separate sentences?
Each sentence ends with a question mark and each sentence begins with a capital letter.
Ex: Is Carol working? Is Carol employed? Is Carol retired?
If a series of elements follow a verb which are not in parallel, what do you use in the first separation? What do you use for the following separations?
A dash for the first separation and then a question mark for the rest. Note: the series elements are begun with a lower case letter.
Ex: Who will inherit the farm – the wife? the mother? the ex-wife?
How do you punctuate a sentence when an added-on expression is not part of the question or when the entire question is the subject or object of the verb?
Use a question mark, followed by the expression. Note: Begin the expression with a lower case letter.
Ex: Are you willing to fight? because i’m the person who will help you.
Ex: What is the cost to me? is the question.
Quotes in a question mark within a sentence are used …
If the question as appeared previously in the question.
Ex: “What is the cost to me if you default?” is the question. (So this is has been already asked in the record.)
If a q has an expression added as a brief afterthought that will not be misread, how do you separate the expression? How do you end that sentence?
Separate the expression with a comma and end the entire sentence with a question mark.
Ex: Are the licenses up to date, if you know?
Note: If “can” or “do” replaces if, use a question mark to end each question. Ex: Did they change the battery? Do you recall?
A sentence has a dashed expression that is a question. How do you punctuate that?
Use the question mark in the dashed expression and then end the sentence with a period.
Ex: We cried – and isn’t this the shame of it? – only after we knew their names.
An added-on expression is not part of a question or the entire question is the subject or object of a verb. What punctuation do you use?
A question mark.
Ex: Are you willing to fight for your life? because I’m the person who wants to help you.
Ex: Am I going crazy? he thought.
Note: The question mark may be put at the end of the entire sentence – this is according to what the CR heard.
Ex: Are you willing to fight for your life because I’m the person who wants to help you?
If an add-on is any other kind of fragment, you may choose to _________
To use a question mark and use a capital to start the fragment.
Ex: Do you know anyone named Ryan? Starts with an M, the last name.
One time to place a question mark inside a quotation depends on the meaning of the sentence. Give an example of that.
“How many acres did you buy?” I asked him.
or
I asked him, “Are you sure you have enough money?”
When is a time when you place a question mark outside the quotation mark.
When the entire sentence is a question.
Ex: Who said, “I know Leon has a very bad credit history”?
Where do you put the q mark if a quoted question appears within a q?
Place the q mark inside the final q mark.
Ex: What do you mean when you ask me, “Do you own the rights to the trademark?”
How do you treat a question that ends with an abbreviation?
Use the period for the abbreviation followed by a question mark.
Ex: Is Glenda the owner of Antiques Inc.?
