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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Your date of birth, please?

0Could question mark be with the following sentence?02br
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"02br 02br 00When used in that structure, it implies you have a "right" to that information. " but a clerk in a government office might use your construction. 0-

  • "02br 02br 00When used in that structure, it implies you have a "right" to that information.
  • " but a clerk in a government office might use your construction.
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0You can, but you can also use it as command, short for "Tell me your date of birth."02br
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00When used in that structure, it implies you have a "right" to that information. A police officer who pulls you over for speeding will say "License and registration, please," instead of "Would you please show me your licence and registration."02br
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00So some
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Could question mark be with the following sentence?12br
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10Could 01b00a 02b00question mark be01b00 used in 02b00the fo
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes.02br
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00We often ask questions by using such phrases rather than complete sentences. The question is indicated by our stress and tone of voice. It's customary to use a question mark in these cases, but of course only if we write it since we don't 'speak' question marks.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10Yes.12br
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10We often ask questions by using such phrases rather than complete sentences. The question is indicated by our stress and tone of voice. It's customary to use a question mark in these cases, but of course only if we write it since we don't 'speak'
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0 01font00Your date of birth, please? ( 01b00It's not wrong to insert a question mark02b00.)02br
00You could say "01b00May I know your date of birth, please?02b00"02br
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0Hi Yoong Liat,02br
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01font00You could say "01b00May I know your date of birth, please?02b00"02font02br
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00In a context like this, 'know' is not a natural verb to use. You might say something like - 02br
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01b00May I have your date of birth, please?02b

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