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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Proper use of question mark

Is the following sentence gramatically correct?

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I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question: how do you become a stronger person?

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I think the question mark at the end looks odd, but a lot of times that's what happens with correct grammar! Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi, I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question: how do you become a stronger person? I think that many people, includine me, would avoid the problem by writing it another way. eg I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question.

— Clive

  • Hi, I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question: how do you become a stronger person?
  • I think that many people, includine me, would avoid the problem by writing it another way.
  • eg I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question.
  • How do you become a stronger person?
  • I find this much simpler.
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Hi,

I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the following question: how do you become a stronger person?

I think that many people, includine me, would avoid the problem by writing it another way.

eg

I finally
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Hi,

Why not trying to use an indirect question thus avoiding the question mark?

I finally met the people who shared my desire to answer the question about how you become a stronger person.
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