stlouisfan99  +  551690 Wed, 06 Aug 08 05:07 PM I am wondering if a question mark is appropriate for the following sentence:   "Did you know that physical fitness training in the Marine Corps has one purpose: to prepare Marines physically to withstand the rigors of combat." Should it end with a question mark, or is a period appropriate? thanks!            stlouisfan99 Joined on Wed, Aug 6 2008 New Member 05 Question Marks

	Grammar Geek  +  551708 Wed, 06 Aug 08 05:50 PM Hi, stlouisfan, and welcome to the forums. I think, if I were writing your sentence, I'd probably change the colon to a dash and use the question mark. But what I'd really do is put tthe question mark after the word "purpose" and then change the second part to "It's to prepare..." Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Colons, Question Marks

	Clive  +  551719 Wed, 06 Aug 08 06:24 PM Hi, I agree with GG, although I'd put a comma rather than a dash. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,665 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo