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 The Question Mark

Use the question mark:

1. At the end of all direct questions

a. What is your name?
b. Do you speak Italian?
c. You're Spanish, aren't you?

2. Do not use the question mark for reported questions

a. He asked me what my name was.
b. She asked if I was Spanish.
c. Ask them where they are going.

General notes:

1. Don't forget to place a question mark at the end of long sentences that contain a question

a. Isn't it true that global warming is responsible for more and more problems which are having a disastrous effect on the world's climate and leading to many millions of people in countries that can least afford it having to contend with more and more hardship?

2. Sometimes a question mark can be placed within a sentence

a. There is cause for concern - isn't there? - that the current world economic balance is so fragile that it may lead to a global economic downturn.



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