What should a quotation or sentence require to have a question mark?
What are two of the
questions in the passage below? How good was John Campbell and his answers to the questions about whether he was happy and able to do his job? What tasks did John have to complete in order to fulfill his duty?
Does the last sentence (beginning with ‘Secondly’) require a question mark?
What can we do to improve our quality of life?
Divide Questions in English in to three basic groups:
- Polar (yes/no) questions
- Content questions where the questioned element is the subject
- Content questions where the questioned element is not the subject
Examples of direct questions of types 1–3.
- Why did Thomas buy a dog?
- Who bought a dog?
- Why did Thomas Jones buy his product?
Example direct questions of types 1 & 3 and 4 in Microsoft Word.
- Thomas had a dog, but we don’t know if his dad bought a dog. This discovery was intentional. I don’t know him either.
- Who bought my dog?
- What is Thomas’ favorite item?
Direct questions of type 1 and 3 require direct support (if no other auxiliary is present). In indirect questions of type 1 use the special interrogative word whether. In English, you normally add a question mark at the end of a sentence. It justifies the lack of confidence in people asking questions. What should I do in my second sentence?
