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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Question word "Why"
Hi!
Does the following sentence require question mark?:
"I would like to know why you stopped playing tennis(?)".
It doesn't look like a real question to me, but it contains the question word Why. So, I would appreciate any explanations.
Thank you!
Does the following sentence require question mark?:
"I would like to know why you stopped playing tennis(?)".
It doesn't look like a real question to me, but it contains the question word Why. So, I would appreciate any explanations.
Thank you!
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It is a statement (" I would like to know.... ") so it does not take a question mark. If it were phrased differently it might need one.
- It is a statement (" I would like to know....
- ") so it does not take a question mark.
- If it were phrased differently it might need one.
- For example: I would like to know, why did you stop playing tennis?
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It is a statement ("I would like to know....") so it does not take a question mark.
If it were phrased differently it might need one. For example:
I would like to know, why did you stop playing tennis?
If it were phrased differently it might need one. For example:
I would like to know, why did you stop playing tennis?
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