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Grammar
Have I used the question mark properly?
I'm writing an essay about the story, "The man who was almost a man". It was written By Richard Wright. In my introduction, I have some lines that have questionable grammer.
Here it comes
Introduction:
It’s hard to tell who was a victim in the story. Was it Dave Saunders, the young man? Mr. Hawkins, who had his mule shot? Was it Dave’s family, who lost their son over a stupid incident that could have been prevented? Will it be society? After thinking about it for a while, I’d have to conclude that it was Dave. He was a young naïve boy, who thought that owning a gun would be the thing he needed to be a man.
Is this the proper use of question marks? Any help will be appreciated.
Here it comes
Introduction:
It’s hard to tell who was a victim in the story. Was it Dave Saunders, the young man? Mr. Hawkins, who had his mule shot? Was it Dave’s family, who lost their son over a stupid incident that could have been prevented? Will it be society? After thinking about it for a while, I’d have to conclude that it was Dave. He was a young naïve boy, who thought that owning a gun would be the thing he needed to be a man.
Is this the proper use of question marks? Any help will be appreciated.
Top answer
Yes, it's fine as it is. The question mark always goes at the end, even if there's some kind of subordinate clause or phrase after the actual question. If there's too much text after the question, then you're better to re-word it so the interrogative sense doesn't get lost in the following verbiage, but none of the ones in your sample are excessive.
- Yes, it's fine as it is.
- The question mark always goes at the end, even if there's some kind of subordinate clause or phrase after the actual question.
- If there's too much text after the question, then you're better to re-word it so the interrogative sense doesn't get lost in the following verbiage, but none of the ones in your sample are excessive.
- Cheers John.
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Yes, it's fine as it is.
The question mark always goes at the end, even if there's some kind of subordinate clause or phrase after the actual question.
If there's too much text after the question, then you're better to re-word it so the interrogative sense doesn't get lost in the following verbiage, but none of the ones in your sample are excessive.
Cheers
The question mark always goes at the end, even if there's some kind of subordinate clause or phrase after the actual question.
If there's too much text after the question, then you're better to re-word it so the interrogative sense doesn't get lost in the following verbiage, but none of the ones in your sample are excessive.
Cheers
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