http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedQuestionMarkProperly/cmgr/post.htm#13396Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:09:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:13396John C.0http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedQuestionMarkProperly/cmgr/post.htm#13396http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-13396.xmlYes, it's fine as it is. <br /> <br />The question mark always goes at the end, even if there's some kind of subordinate clause or phrase after the actual question. <br /> <br />If there's <EM>too</EM> much text after the question, then you're better to re-word it so the interrogative sense doesn't get lost in the following verbiage, but none of the ones in your sample are excessive. <br /> <br />Cheers <br /> <br />John.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedQuestionMarkProperly/cmzc/post.htmWed, 19 Nov 2003 01:29:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:13381Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedQuestionMarkProperly/cmzc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-13381.xmlI'm writing an essay about the story, "The man who was almost a man". It was written By Richard Wright. In my introduction, I have some lines that have questionable grammer. <br /> <br />Here it comes <br />Introduction: <br />It’s hard to tell who was a victim in the story. Was it Dave Saunders, the young man? Mr. Hawkins, who had his mule shot? Was it Dave’s family, who lost their son over a stupid incident that could have been prevented? Will it be society? After thinking about it for a while, I’d have to conclude that it was Dave. He was a young naïve boy, who thought that owning a gun would be the thing he needed to be a man. <br /> <br />Is this the proper use of question marks? Any help will be appreciated.