By Direct questions, Question marks

:"I would also like to know how frequent you had been using heroin" is an indirect question. (Please note that there is no question mark because it is an indirect question..) "How frequent had you been using heroin?" is a direct question. (As it is a direct question, a...

Aiemen wrote: 1) How old is she? - This question is correct because it is a direct question. 2) How old she is? - this question is not correct. To make it correct, you should add some words to the question. For example, I want to know how old she is. (Note that a full stop is required, not a...

Thanks MariusCertain things you taught me are engraved in my memory. You are very good at English grammar.I have two more questions.1) It is correct to say he/she is an asthmatic.2)If a person is suffering from rheumaitsm, is it correct to say he/she is rheumatic? Is...

If you say the question mark is "not required," to me it means that it is not necessary (=you can leave it out) but it is not wrong (=a sentence with the question mark would be ok).Let me disagree with you. I'd rather say that a question mark in all of the above indirect questions is incorrect. ...

Hi, Liat.You said Yoong Liat wrote:To repeat, the reply should be 'A question mark is not required.' which is quite different to CalifJim wrote:Only a period is correct, just as you have written them.If you say the question mark is "not required," to me it means that it is not necessary (=you...

Peaceblinkfriend wrote: I was wondering what or how many texts I should revise. (indirect question -- no question mark required) As CJ said, for indirect questions, no subject-verb inversion is required. What or how many texts should I revise? (direct question, question mark required --...

Kooyeen wrote:I think I've never seen a question mark in those kind of sentences... non natives maybe put it at the end. Maybe natives do too, but because they can't write, not because they don't know English and can't speak.How come you haven't? Oh, I have seen them so many times in the Grammar...

I think I've never seen a question mark in those kind of sentences... non natives maybe put it at the end. Maybe natives do too, but because they can't write, not because they don't know English and can't speak. Pucca wrote:I wouldn't put the question mark either, but, if that makes the speech...

The first is correct. The second is not correct. It's a very common mistake among learners of English. As stated above in this thread, only a direct question takes the inverted form. As you can see below, only one of many possibilities uses the inverted form. What do they do? I know...

A. and D. are correct. These are not questions, so you need a period, not a question mark, at the end. The idea is that you are simply stating that you are wondering. You are not actually asking a direct question about the pronunciation of 'sakura'. Because the question is not direct, you...