By Question marks, Verbs

2 & 3 seem okay. 3 needs a question mark. #1 may be technically correct, but it's difficult to read. We ( I ) expect something like, "It's not for nothing that he asked you to come there and give a speech." Perhaps if you said, " - - he asked you to come there, and...

Yes. You'll note that I accepted might fully in the first example. I find it more idiomatic with things like might try -ing, but not so much when it connects directly with the main verb. might go, might play, might attend. Without the extra "padding" of certain words, I...

Since what is the grammatical subject, it is singular and thus makes is the correct form of the verb. The first sentence is a question and consequently there should be a question mark at the end: What makes up the core elements of this theory?CB

Because it is not a question. If you want to ask a question you should use the axuilary verb, is here, in the beginnig of the sentence. If it is a wh question ,begining with when, why , which etc., axuliary verb comes after them. Or you replace the question words like ( I don't know the exact...

I am interrupting. Is it incorrect to say he/she is a asthmatic? You should use question mark because it is a question. The underlined part is important and axuilary verb "is" is in the first place. Why do you think it is so? Because to form a question you use the axuilary verb in the...

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 --...

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...

Rex wrote:How exactly these people have got hold of such vast wealth in such a short time is a very good question, and one many ordinary Russians would like answered.It started with 'How' . So there should be a question mark at the end of the sentence.Is it grammatically correct. I am not...

Yes, the question mark makes a big difference. There is a usage, not often used these days, in which Who that can begin a question, but not a statement. Marius has already given examples in previous posts in this thread, and you should definitely look them over. Maybe Marius can specify the...