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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Questionable Question?
If you start a sentence with "might I suggest" doesn't that make it a question?
Ex: Might I suggest you take the class with Mrs. Morgan?
Ex: Might I suggest you take the class with Mrs. Morgan?
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I'm not sure about this one. If you are asking whether or not you have permission to suggest, it's a question and needs the appropriate punctuation. [ ?
- I'm not sure about this one.
- If you are asking whether or not you have permission to suggest, it's a question and needs the appropriate punctuation.
- [ ?
- ] It seems to me that when this type of sentence comes up it's really in the form of a statement, so [ ?
- ] wouldn't be necessary.
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I'm not sure about this one. If you are asking whether or not you have permission to suggest, it's a question and needs the appropriate punctuation. [ ? ]
It seems to me that when this type of sentence comes up it's really in the form of a statement, so [ ? ] wouldn't be necessary.
Any gurus out there with a definitive answer?
It seems to me that when this type of sentence comes up it's really in the form of a statement, so [ ? ] wouldn't be necessary.
Any gurus out there with a definitive answer?
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It seems to me that it is clearly a question, and should have a question mark.
It's the question structure that makes it polite.
Clive
It's the question structure that makes it polite.
Clive
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