Language Arts - Punctuation - Question Marks
The Question Mark
As you know question marks are used at the end of questions.
Have you seen my pencil?
Would you like some more spinach?
When will it stop raining?
Sentences which ask questions are often called interrogative
sentences. These kinds of sentences end with question marks.
Do you understand what I'm talking about?
Are you sure?
Which of the following sentences are interrogatives?
1) Can I go with you
2) That cookie looks delicious
3) Do you want a cookie
The first and third examples are interrogatives. They should end with
question marks. The second example is not an interrogative. It should end
with a period.
Here are a few more interrogatives for you to inspect.
Did you like the movie?
Should we go now?
How many cookies did you eat?
When will we be leaving?
Certain words at the beginning of a sentence help to identify it as a
question. Here are some words that commonly appear at the beginning of
questions:
Who What Where
When Why How
Should Could Did
Do Can May
Would Will Shall
Are Is Have
Here are a few more sample interrogatives (also known as: questions). It
might help you to keep in mind that interrogative sounds like
interrogate, which usually involves someone asking a bunch of
questions!
1) Shall we attend the ceremony?
2) Would you like to help out?
3) May I take your coat?
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