? Question Mark Flashcards

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At the end of a direct question, use___

A

A question mark.

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At the end of an indirect question, use___

A

A period.

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When a direct question occurs within a larger sentence, use___

A

A question mark.

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4
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The question mark can be used to supplant___that would syntactically belong in its place.

A

A comma.

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When a question mark is part of a title of work, after the question mark, if a comma is needed, use___

A

A comma.

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When the question mark in the title comes at the end of a sentence that would itself require a question mark or period, use___

A

No additional question mark or period.

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For requests that are phrased as questions, use___

A

A period.

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To indicate editorial uncertainty, either in parentheses or in brackets, use___

A

The question mark.

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In punctuation, a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages is___

A

A question mark.

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10
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For rhetorical questions, for example “Oh, really(?)”, use___

A

Bracketed question marks.

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To signal uncertainty regarding what precedes as a meta-sign, use___

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A question mark.

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