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Growinup Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Imperative or Interrogative?

0 Which is correct: "Guess who won?" or "Guess who won." Could this very sentence be both interrogative and imperative depending on the context? Here's the context: "The train barrelled down the track. A cow stood in its path. Guess who won?" 02br
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0 Guess who won. 02br 00Tell me who won. 02br 00Reveal who won.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Guess who won.
  • 02br 00Tell me who won.
  • 02br 00Reveal who won.
  • 02br 00Find out who won.
  • 02br 02br 00These are all imperatives with an imbedded interrogative clause.
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0 Guess who won. 02br
00Tell me who won. 02br
00Reveal who won. 02br
00Find out who won. 02br
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00These are all imperatives with an imbedded interrogative clause. 02br
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0 Thanks CJ, 02br
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00Would these imperatives require a question mark as the end punctuation? 02br
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00Guess who won? (i.e. Imbedded interrogative - Can you tell me who you think won?) 02br
00Tell me who won? (i.e. Imbedded interrogative - Are you able to ...?) 02br
00etc., etc. 02br
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00Is the '?' corre
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You don't use a question mark as end punctuation. It is technically incorrect, although it is common.
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