Believe it or not, it could be either one. The "if only..." construction is often used to express regret about something that is not true, as a stand-alone comment and not a fragment. It often has an exclamation mark. If only

I remember hearing about punctuation mark that existed for a short period of time which was a combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark. It was simply a question mark drawn on top of an exclamation mark. I can't find any

Hi, Is it acceptable to use exclamation marks after colon such as: I was seeing something I never thought I'd see: my wife with another man! Is it okay to use exclamation mark after using colon? Alfa

Hi, Is the sentence below right? great thanks in advance If only I can do well on my upcoming exam.(It's a possible action) It's OK. You might consider putting an exclamation mark at the end. Clive

It's usually used with an exclamation mark: ! It means...this/that is a good deal. Personally, I would like this construction to fall into complete disuse in English.

Here is the rule in American English: (different sources are consistent on this rule, and I suspect British English has the same rule.) When both the whole sentence and the unit enclosed in quotation marks are questions or exclamations, the

Hi, Do you know what an imperative is? It's the grammatical form in which we give an order, or perhaps strong advice. Often, but not always, it may end with an exclamation mark. eg Stand up! eg Sit down! eg Be quiet, please. eg Be the judge.

Hi Chipper, and welcome to English Forums. Your replacement was fine, but I bet no one would have noticed the "the"s in the original. Unlike exclamation marks! Which tend to draw the reader's notice!! You could have recast the

Hi, Do you need punctuation marks (like a period) after these? Yes. In the first two cases, I'd probably use an exclamation mark. Happy birthday (Birthday? a capital B is often used .) I am writing to let you know that I know today is your