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Re: What do you care & what does it matter

avangi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:16:12 GMT

They all sound natural to me. I would say they all need question marks, but I'm not 100% sure. Perhaps for rhetorical questions, question marks are not required. We need a second opinion. Edit. The ones I've looked at all seem to have question marks.

Re: Seems to be problem dealing with prepositions

avangi — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:53:24 GMT

Hi. Please help me with these. For no. 3, let us assume that the X's and slashes in "XX/XX/XXXX" is for a date that includes its day, month and year. And, do you think my way of thinking for either putting or not putting the preposition "in" as laid out in my "comment" part (after the dash) is valid/correct? Yes. 1. Whatever realm we operate (in??), we tend to dwell long in it. -- I think the word "realm" carries a notion of an area (not sure I am reflecting correctly what I want to say, though), and I think the preposition "in" would be correct since we would say, "we operate in the realm." I believe your example uses "operate" intransitively, and...

Re: TURNS SOMEONE ON

avangi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:31:53 GMT

1. What turns people on to/about her is her way of dressing, other than that/apart from that, she's banal. You should replace the comma splice with a full stop. "Other than / apart from" are both okay. Re "to/about": "About" works well in this situation. I also hear "to," but I'm hard pressed at the moment to explain it. There's a different meaning for it, akin to "that's what set me on to her" - that is, what put me on her trail, as in an investigation. Also, turning someone on has erotic connotations which don't seem to apply in this case. It's more of a one-on-one thing, rather than "she turns people on." That is, "People think she's...

Re: Quotation marks

mister micawber — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:16:43 GMT

There is none. Question marks, exclamation marks and periods are mutually exclusive: they never occur together except for the informal '?!' to express consternation.

Re: Several Quotation Marks together in US English

jingtian — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:39:12 GMT

Thanks, everyone. According to The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style: With other punctuation Put commas and periods inside closing quotation marks; put colons and semicolons outside. Other punctuation, such as exclamation points and question marks, should be inside the closing quotation marks only if it is part of the matter being quoted. Chicago Manual of Style also says "Periods and commas precede closing quotation marks, whether double or single." But I haven't seen any examples of multiple consecutive quotation marks, one followed by another. That's the reason I want to confirm. The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage seems interesting, I will buy it. Thanks.

Re: The question mark/comma/quotation mark debacle

anonymous — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:33:18 GMT

First of all --> There should not be any quotation marks around the title of a play, book, newspaper, work of art, etc. Remove the quotation marks and put Oklahoma! into italics . http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm Now, with the quotation marks removed, here's what you should have: Newtown Arts Company will present Rogers and Hammerstein's classic musical Oklahoma ! , the second show in its 2008 season.

Re: Asking for help!

rayh — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:08:00 GMT

(With question marks, of course.) Indeed. My bad.

Re: Asking for help!

mister micawber — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:52:40 GMT

(With question marks, of course.)

Re: Get the picture printed

khoff — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:18:51 GMT

The correction was replacing the periods with question marks.

Re: Grammatics of a question

clive — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:42:59 GMT

Hi, Can you please check the grammatics of the following sentences? Keep all students uninformed of opi ni ons that don't match yours? Or just keep your own kids in the dark about of others' positions? In terms of formal structure, these are not questions. In informal English, the question marks are OK. In formal English, again, you should make them one sentence and avoid starting the second sentence with 'or'. You could say eg Do you want to keep all students uninformed of opi ni ons that don't match yours, or just keep your own kids in the dark about of others' positions. In terms of meaning, I don't fully undertsand why the first part speaks of 'all...

Re: Punctuation with quotes

ferdis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:35:11 GMT

Oh, I see. In AmE the comma goes inside, but in BrE it goes outside because it is not part of the thing quoted. This same rule is, however, followed for exlamation and question marks in AmE. (BrE) John said, "Everybody must act now." John said we "must act".

Re: I need help correcting my corrections GRAMMAR

yankee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:33:14 GMT

You need periods or, as appropriate, question marks at the end of all your sentences. The word "I" is always capitalised. Do not imagine that capitalisation and punctuation are unimportant. If you care at all about writing properly then you need to pay attention to these things. Amen to that! In addition to what has already been mentioned about other sentences, I would add that the sentence in the quote below is a run-on sentence ( a comma-splice). We also can't possibly know whether that is supposed to be all of the sentence since there is no period/full stop at the end. You can't have someone that owes you money come to your house, it'll ruin your cred ibility http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm

Re: I need help correcting my corrections GRAMMAR

mr wordy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:37:57 GMT

You need periods or, as appropriate, question marks at the end of all your sentences. The word "I" is always capitalised. Do not imagine that capitalisation and punctuation are unimportant. If you care at all about writing properly then you need to pay attention to these things. Apart from that, here are a couple of further comments (I haven't bothered to repeat the things that Philip pointed out): It took me the time it takes for three songs to finish to get to your house . -- "3" is not wrong, but it's better style to write small numbers in full, unless you are writing casually. The only person I'd lend my car to is... I want to meet someone who looks to the good in...

Re: Proper grammar

philip — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:48:44 GMT

Would you say "You're as slow as me?" or "You're as slow as I am?" I believe the poster is following the American convention for the use of quotes. I assume you'd agree that the first question mark is superfluous, but is the American convention really to put the final question mark inside the quotes? I know about commas and periods, but I didn't realise it extended to question marks. I have loaned my main resource for a few days, but I'm sure it would list the above as: Would you say "You're as slow as me" or "You're as slow as I am"? The question mark is for the sentence, not for anything within the quote.

Re: Proper grammar

mr wordy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:23:09 GMT

I believe the poster is following the American convention for the use of quotes. I assume you'd agree that the first question mark is superfluous, but is the American convention really to put the final question mark inside the quotes? I know about commas and periods, but I didn't realise it extended to question marks.

Re: Proper grammar

califjim — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:37:44 GMT

Your punctuation is wonky. You don't need question marks inside ... I believe the poster is following the American convention for the use of quotes. CJ

Re: Proper grammar

mr wordy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:32:07 GMT

Both are natural to me. Your punctuation is wonky. You don't need question marks inside the quotes, you need one question mark at the end of your question, outside the quotes. (Unusually, these sentences might be intoned as questions, in which case question marks are possible, but I doubt that's what you meant.)

Re: Comma after a question mark and correct usage of commas.

mister micawber — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:22:42 GMT

The accepted method is: "Is that you , Susan?" he asked the maid downstairs . There are two 'rules' involved here. (1) The punctuation within the quoation marks belongs to the quote or utterance and is not a punctuation of the overall sentence. (2) Quotations are set off by the introductory or other text ( He said; said he ) with quotation marks alone; any other punctuation is redundant or obfuscatory.

Re: Letter for my prof,

alpheccastars — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:58:08 GMT

Dear Prof, How are you? ? (multiple question marks is informal) A nd how is everything going? thanks a l ot for asking .. you are so thoughtful and caring.. i have am taking 9 credit hours this summer: Numerical (?) , Engineering econom ics and refrigeration .. the study is going fine.. Y ou know, life is too harsh.. It took my lovely Dad !! he was a great man ..I miss him so bad ly , but I cannot have nothing to do anything about it , I just must keep going on walking ... B y the way, we all miss you, the university is comes dark without you, when will you be

Re: Comma after a question mark and correct usage of commas.

mister micawber — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:24:30 GMT

Could you please tell me if this sentence has the correct punctuation marks in the correct order, and if it makes sense? "Is that you Susan?," he asked the maid downstairs.-- It makes sense, but the comma should be deleted; punctuation marks (except brackets) cannot follow each other directly. Or should the comma come before the question mark and hence 'he' will start with a capital letter. -- No. See above . If it is correct, is it always true that commas follow the question mark and not vice versa? -- No. See above When at school I was sure that there was a rule with commas that they didn't come before 'and' or 'because', e.g., it seems to have drained him and created a bout of "severe cramp," because he was unable to complete the...

Comma after a question mark and correct usage of commas.

ellycat — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:24 GMT

Could you please tell me if this sentence has the correct punctuation marks in the correct order, and if it makes sense? "Is that you Susan?," he asked the maid downstairs. Or should the comma come before the question mark and hence 'he' will start with a capital letter. If it is correct, is it always true that commas follow the question mark and not vice versa? One more question please. When I attended a Grammar school 30 years ago, I left after my G.C.E. o'levels because of the clamour for jobs, so the memory of my grammar is diminishing fast, but with your expert help, I hope to rectify that. When at school I was sure that there was a rule with commas that they didn't come before 'and'...

Re: What does a sentence maen

alpheccastars — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:54:40 GMT

Anon: 1) Have you read a book? 2) A book is full of words, one after another, after another. 3) But a book also has some marks with the words like a dot . a question mark ? and an exclamation point ! 4) These marks show the end of a sentence. 5) The beginning of a sentence has a word with a beginning CAPITAL LETTER. 6) I wrote 6 sentences, 1-6, including the one you are reading now.

Re: Word Correction: ( reception , receipt, or treatment)

avangi — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:14:00 GMT

After your correction, Can they be used interchangably and synonym to each other? why did you put question mark? No. Reception , treatment , and care are all separate aspects of entertaining guests. You might have received one and not another. I put the question marks because I wasn't convinced that you knew for sure what these things are. Best wishes, - A.

Re: Usage of 'Alight'

patrick lockerby — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:58:57 GMT

In the UK, 'alight' is very formal. It is rarely spoken. It is usually found only on written notices and in recorded railway announcements. 'Let's get off the train' 'Could you let me off at that taxi stand?' The second one is an example of ellipsis - a word which is implied is left out, since every natural speaker of the language understands what is meant. 'Could you let me (get) off at that taxi stand?' Question marks need to be used for written questions - does this help?

Re: Pls help me revise the article,many thanks!

mister micawber — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:49:47 GMT

. Leave a space after all commas, periods, colons, semicolons, exclamation and question marks. Miss Wang and Miss Zhang were not getting along . One day , Miss Zhang said to Mr Li , ”Please tell Miss Wang that I'm fed up with her. Let her curb her bad temper, or nobody will associate with her.” Mr Li answered , ”OK, I will take care of i t.” After that , Miss Wang was very polite to Miss Zhang every time they met. Miss Zhang was grateful to Mr Li, and she asked curiously , ” What did you say to her ? It's magic!” Mr Li replied, ”I dared not tell her what you said , so I just

Re: Is full stop before or after quotation marks?

anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:02:09 GMT

"American grammer". Why not put two full stops. "American grammer.". or Mix it up with a question mark and a full stop. "American grammer?". Yoong Liat wrote: AmE places the quotation marks outside. I think the AmE way is more logical. I don't think the same way, but I will comply.

Re: Is full stop before or after quotation marks?

anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:51:11 GMT

Then where do you Yanks put a question mark? "inside?" or "outside"?

Re: Post

yoong liat — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:03:21 GMT

Question 1: What percentage of Indian women still do not call their husbands by their first names? This is a question because of the question mark at the end of the sentence . Yes, the sentence under discussion ends in a question mark. But I see no inversion , or it is just me. A sentence is a question if it ends in a question marks and there is a proper inversion of some words. (This is what I learned from you and Barbara earlier in this thread.) A sentence is a question if it ends in a question marks and th ere is inversion. The examples in your earlier posts included questions where inversions were needed. Please note that not all questions require inversion.

Re: Post

jackson6612 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:46:27 GMT

Question 1: Isn't a question always a sentence? Yes, a question is a sentence, but a sentence without a question mark is not a question. You, yourself, said in your earlier post that a question can also be a phrase. Perhaps, that was a careless mistake on your part. I see no reason for the question mark. I think the sentence should read "I heard it on a certain TV program." (minus the question mark) That was a silly mistake; I was in a hurry at that time. What percentage of Indian women still do not call their husbands by their first names? This is a question because of the question mark at the end of the sentence . Yes, the sentence under discussion ends in a question mark. But I see no inversion, or it is just me....

Re: Post

jackson6612 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:06:33 GMT

Hi Koh, Question 1: Isn't a question always a sentence? Yes, a question is a sentence, but a sentence without a question mark is not a question. You, yourself, said in your earlier post that a question can also be a phrase. Perhaps, that was a careless mistake on your part. I see no reason for the question mark. I think the sentence should read "I heard it on a certain TV program." (minus the question mark) That was a silly mistake; I was in a hurry at that time. What percentage of Indian women still do not call their husbands by their first names? This is a question because of the question mark at the end of the sentence . Yes, the sentence under discussion ends in a question mark. But I see no inversion, or it is...

Question marks

anonymous — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:50:42 GMT

what is the proper use of the question mark in this question/sentence. Name five us presidents Is it a full stop or question mark used to end the question/sentence.

Re: My 2 body paragraphs for my essay. Essay Compare and contrast. Help with grammar and re wording and punctunction

alpheccastars — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:19:41 GMT

I have made some suggestions and highlighted words which have grammatical errors. I have put question marks where the sentence subject does not match the verb, or where the text does not make much sense. High school teachers and college professors have very little in common (do you really want to say this? It implies that they don't have any of the same interests. An example of people that have little in common are atheistic communists and Christian fundamentalists in the political right wing. ) and they are different in many ways. (this more or less repeats the main idea in first part of the sentence) In my experiences through high school and college I have notice many similarities and differences between my high school...

Re: Use of Question Marks

alpheccastars — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:33:59 GMT

Yes, they are indirect quesitons. We do not put question marks after these statements. Here is a version with direct questions. These need a question mark, and inverted subject/verb word order. Regarding the classes, how many students will there be in class? How many hours a day will be available?

Use of Question Marks

anonymous — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:55:57 GMT

Hi, I have a question regarding the use of question marks. In the following text do we infact need question marks? They are indirect questions are they not? ** ** ** I would appreciate it if you could send me more information about to where the trips will be. Regarding the classes, I would like to know how many students there will be in class and how many hours a day will be available? ** ** ** Thanks if you can help at all.

Re: Punctuation within Quotations - Please Help!

jazzcat — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:15:39 GMT

Avangi! You're a wonderful help. Thank you so much. I was under the impression that the punctuation marks - commas, question marks, colons, semicolons, and periods - belonged to the statement within quotation marks, and that titles were exempt. I guess I had that right... It looks awkward when typed out, so I had to ask. Thanks! Jazzcat

Re: Are these sentences correct, please?

anonymous — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:24 GMT

Hi, Mr.Micawber! Thanks for checking the sentences. Please, what kind of mistakes are there in the following sentences (I understood that I had to change semi-colon by periods in the first three sentences), because you said "These need work" ???? "These need work-- and all need to end in periods (or question marks), not semicolons : I'm rather lazy to do the household chores . The sofa is fairly wide to sit. He has a fairly good qualification for that work. If they came earlier, they would know the state fair . - What would they do if they came earlier? The hotel is taken up this summer. - How is the hotel this summer? He is studying to get a scholarship. - What is he studying to get? Some people don't...

Re: Are these sentences correct, please?

mister micawber — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:19:19 GMT

. These need work-- and all need to end in periods (or question marks), not semicolons : I'm rather lazy to do the household chores. The sofa is fairly wide to sit. He has a fairly good qualification for that work. If they came earlier, they would know the state fair. - What would they do if they came earlier? The hotel is taken up this summer. - How is the hotel this summer? He is studying to get a scholarship. - What is he studying to get? Some people don't like winter because it depresses them. - Why do some people don't like winter? The sun shines intensely. - How does the sun shine? .

Hard sentence analysis-please help

eddie88 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:03:17 GMT

It is a logical assumption to say that she may make a fatal mistake in subsequent acts, allowing the townspeople to look into her true self which may in turn anger them; the end of the virtuous life of Abigail will be grave. Hi, from the analysis below, can you correct the mistakes, please. (had trouble with 'to say that...' Unsure what it modifies etc) I especially need help with the parts with question marks. Thanks a lot. It is a logical assumption ...=independent clause #1 ;the end of the virtuous life of Abigail will be grave =independent clause #2 Independent clause #1 It =subject/dummy it is =linking verb/verb to be a =determiner/indefinite article logical =adjective/pre modifier assumption =noun/subject...

Re: Could please check this reply?

terrbebe — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:11:28 GMT

Good opening sentence, but I would cut it in half. Example: These television programs are about surviving in the wild with little or no food, fresh water, or even shelter. (notice that a comma is not necessary after the word wild). It's up to the survival expert to use his skills to find these things. (to find "it" indicates one item, and since survivorman is looking for more than one thing, we should correctly say either "these things" or "them." Sentence two: From my point of view, (comma needed here, this is an introductory clause) Survivorman is a better show because the situation is real, and there IS no camera crew to help him if he IS in danger. He operates all of the cameras himself. (cut this...

Re: Death in family

cbsteh — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:52:18 GMT

I guess you want to stress his daughter's loss as well as his own. Mr M's is a good suggestion for this. But if it's just a way of telling the reader that he has a duaghter, it's rather clumsy. Yes, I was trying to highlight the father's and the daughter's loss, and the person they lost is the same person. I know it's rather clumsy but I can't think of another way to write it. Anyway, I have rewritten the sentence to avoid the unnecessary question marks. Thanks to all who tried. Chris

Re: Basic component of syntax

califjim — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:15:07 GMT

China (subject) has slashed (verb) its benchmark lending and deposit rates (object) for the fifth time in four months (?) in an attempt to pump liquidity into the market and bolster economic growth (?). The question marks (?) are adverbial phrases. The first is temporal in nature; it tells when. The second deals with purpose; it gives us an idea of why. Phrases that answer questions like where?, when?, how?, and why? are called "adverbial". CJ

Re: The question mark/comma/quotation mark debacle

anonymous — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:18:32 GMT

OK. I have a title that contains an exclamation point, e.g., Oklahoma!, it comes at the end of a question. Do I add the question mark at the end of the sentence, or treat the title as if it is a quotation and leave the question mark off, ending the sentence with the exclamation point of the title (within the quotation marks)?

A sentence I would like analysed, please.

eddie88 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:52:03 GMT

Their petrified faces make the life of a sailor seem horrifying. Can you please see if my analysis of the above sentence is correct, please. Analysis of the whole sentence: Their petrified faces =subject/noun phrase make =main verb the life of a salor seem horrifying =object/noun phrase Analysis of the subject/noun phrase: Their =possessive adjective petrified =adjective faces =simple subject/noun Analysis of verb: make =main verb Analysis of the object/noun phrase: the =determiner/definite article life =simple object-is their such a thing?? of a sailor =prepositional phrase/adjective modifier seem =linking verb?? horrifying =adjective/object complement/predicate adjective?? -- I have question marks next to parts I am most...

Re: Punctuation: needs to be checked over

clive — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:56 GMT

Hi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, apostrophe, hyphen, quotation marks, italics/underlining, parantheses, brackets, slashes, capital letters, numbers) a) Her favourite writers, Joyce Ca r ol Oates and James Dickey, are both contemporary. j) The lawn, a little ragged, needs to be cut; the hedge, shrubs, and ivy need to be trimmed; the flowers need to be watered; and not least of all, the gardener needs to be ...

Punctuation: needs to be checked over

emchapps — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:03 GMT

Hi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, apostrophe, hyphen, quotation marks, italics/underlining, parantheses, brackets, slashes, capital letters, numbers) a) Her favourite writers, Joyce Caol Oates and James Dickey, are both contemporary. b) Your faults are an uncontrollable temper, inexperience, and indifference to your work. (should there be a colon after the word are?) c) Since we had driven the car 87,000 kilometres,...

Re: it is about use of "that of " in comparision sentences

clive — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:26:43 GMT

Hi, who are you what do you want what is your question why do you want to know the answer comparision sentences are four In addition to my two edits, you need to add capital letters and question marks. Clive

Re: Punctuation within quotes?

anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:53 GMT

These punctuation marks (the British call them inverted commas ) come in two forms, double and single. The double quotation marks (opening “ and closing ”) are used to enclose the words of a direct quotation: She said, “I’ll never see you again.” (They are never used in indirect quotation: She said she’d never see him again. ) They are also used to enclose words or phrases quoted from others or words that may be slang or that are in some other way being used peculiarly: The speaker tried to put a favorable “spin” on his denial. The “pacification plan” was in fact simply a euphemism for a bloody conquest. But be sparing: most editors discourage the use of such quotation marks for effect rather than for a substantive reason, and overuse of...

Re: that of "Japan" or "Japan's"?-a quick question...

mogumo — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:50:56 GMT

Sorry I didn't make myself clear. (first time user) those question marks were my question marks, not the sentences'. Thanks for your reply. So the second sentence is gammatically wrong then? (Your future will be tied up with that of Japan's.)

Choices: Hyphenate or Quote?

anonymous — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:39 GMT

Hi, I wonder what is the guidelines for deciding whether to use hyphens or quotation marks for cases like these. ... his way was a my-life-for-yours way. (Could one have written it using quotation markslike this: ... his way was a "my life for yours" way?) He had talked about my-life-for-yours as the Way and ... (Could one have written it this way? He had talked about "my life for yours" as the Way and .." I am not sure but I think Mr. M said something about this in a thread and I think he said something like quoting is better when you have a choice between quoting and using hyphens. But I think in text, the method of putting quotation marks around a content is more often done for a non-clause type of word...

Re: present simple or continuous (temporary state action)

a cornish pasty — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:08:55 GMT

Do you hear anything from Peter these days? The present simple is used. Another point: The are no spaces before question marks in English.