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Haloony Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
How to wrap a question in larger sentence.
Hey guys,
I have always had trouble putting questions in larger sentences without it sounding awkward or feeling like I made some grammatical error. Here is an example sentence:
"Van Inwagen's question to O'Connor would be, how do these 'reasons' come into being?"
I do not know if just a comma is okay or if a colon or semicolon is necessary. I was hoping you guys could help me out, and tell me the best way to punctuate/arrange this sentence.
Thanks,
Hal
I have always had trouble putting questions in larger sentences without it sounding awkward or feeling like I made some grammatical error. Here is an example sentence:
"Van Inwagen's question to O'Connor would be, how do these 'reasons' come into being?"
I do not know if just a comma is okay or if a colon or semicolon is necessary. I was hoping you guys could help me out, and tell me the best way to punctuate/arrange this sentence.
Thanks,
Hal
Top answer
Hal: You can treat it as quoted speech or reported speech. " b) Van Inwagen would ask O'Connor how these 'reasons' come into being.
- Hal: You can treat it as quoted speech or reported speech.
- " b) Van Inwagen would ask O'Connor how these 'reasons' come into being.
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Hal:
You can treat it as quoted speech or reported speech.
a) Van Inwagen's question to O'Connor would be: "How do these 'reasons' come into being?"
b) Van Inwagen would ask O'Connor how these 'reasons' come into being.
You can treat it as quoted speech or reported speech.
a) Van Inwagen's question to O'Connor would be: "How do these 'reasons' come into being?"
b) Van Inwagen would ask O'Connor how these 'reasons' come into being.
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