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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Using questions to make a point in essays
I want to ask a question and then answer it in my essay. How do I do this so that it is grammatically correct? Here is any example:
"Can you do X? Definitely. Can you do Y? Probably not."
The responses, "Definitely." and "Probably not." are not complete sentences. Are they appropriate to use in this context?
"Can you do X? Definitely. Can you do Y? Probably not."
The responses, "Definitely." and "Probably not." are not complete sentences. Are they appropriate to use in this context?
Top answer
Your dialogue is out of context, but yes, you can probably use them. " -- definitely. " -- probably not.
- Your dialogue is out of context, but yes, you can probably use them.
- " -- definitely.
- " -- probably not.
- That's how I would format it.
- There may be other options.
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Your dialogue is out of context, but yes, you can probably use them. If the you is the writer, then I would use I:
"Can I do X?" -- definitely. "Can I do Y?" -- probably not.
That's how I would format it. There may be other options.
"Can I do X?" -- definitely. "Can I do Y?" -- probably not.
That's how I would format it. There may be other options.
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I think the quotation marks in the original may have been there just to isolate the statement at issue.
If the dialogue represents a conversation, I like the one-word-sentence option.
"Can you do X?"
"Definitely."
"Can you do Y?"
"Probably not
If the dialogue represents a conversation, I like the one-word-sentence option.
"Can you do X?"
"Definitely."
"Can you do Y?"
"Probably not
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Hi guys,
A well-placed rhetorical question can be a very effective device in writing. Howevr, if I may offer a personal thought on style, I'd recommend keeping such questions and conversational-style answers to a minimum in any essay that is supposed to be formal.
I think that, over-used, they can become irritating to the reader and can often lead to a less than clear expression
A well-placed rhetorical question can be a very effective device in writing. Howevr, if I may offer a personal thought on style, I'd recommend keeping such questions and conversational-style answers to a minimum in any essay that is supposed to be formal.
I think that, over-used, they can become irritating to the reader and can often lead to a less than clear expression
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I think yes, why not? It looks quite natural. It also depends upon context. Of course, you should develop this argument in your further writing to make it seem more logical. I also think that knowledge of these https://pro-essay-writer.com/blog/literary-terms would also he
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