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Re: Diary passage

Mr Wordy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:04:39 GMT

Cute572
I want to know why we don't use question mark in such context you have explained. I have seen this type before but i don't know the exact reason for usage.

"I was confused about what to write" (for example) is not a question, it's a statement. It therefore does not need a question mark. A sentence that is a question usually starts with one of the words What, Who, Why, Where, When, How, Which, Whose, or with the verb and the subject round the other way (for example, Am I happy?, rather than I am happy). (This isn't intended to be a complete list of ways to ask a question.)

When I got in to (the) 2^nd grade, my father bought me a beautiful diary. I loved its pink colored pages and in some way it encouraged me to write something special on in it. ... I go [If you're talking about your present situation then "go" is fine. If you're describing what happened in the past then you should use "went", but you'll have to change some of the other verbs too] to school and study usually ["Usually" here is not wrong, but I suspect it's not quite what you are trying to say], but I canât write school notes on in it. I have a good life. ... ["good life" is OK, but has a completely different meaning to what you had before. Rather than choosing words randomly, it might be better to decide which idea you want to express, and then try to find the correct words to express it.]

Cute572
After this sentence we would continue same paragraph or start with the new line? As after dialogs new paragraph begin but since it is the same speaker (me) what will we do here?

There is no need to start a new line here (it's not a dialogue). If you think it's a good place to start a new paragraph then you can, but it's not mandatory.

Re: It's not without reason

Avangi — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:44:09 GMT

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 then he gave you a lot of money."

We already have two subject-verb pairs in the second clause before the "and." I think it's natural to expect the "and" to go with the second subject.

I already regret getting into the structure of this dog. I supose "you" is an indirect object, but it still sounds like he's going to ask you to do multiple things.

Re: one similar meaning of can, could, may and might

CalifJim — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:31:03 GMT

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 don't sense that the meaning It is possible that is blocked as well as it should be. That was the reason for my question mark on the second example.

Re: Please explain this!

Avangi — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:19:11 GMT

Creativeguru
Does the nobel prize provide the kiss of death for writers This needs a question mark.
In the above sentence instead of provide if I write provides then is it wrong kindly explain why to use provide here When you invert this to declarative, you have, "The nobel prize does provide the kiss . . . ." The singular subject The nobel prize takes the singular verb form of the auxilliary, to do, which is "it does." The main verb "to provide" appears as the infinitive, which resembles the plural in this case.

To keep the rate of tax low, it would be useful to do away with small-scale industry exemption (or exemptions) You can use either "exemptions" or "the small-scale industry exemption." (The second option would not be good if you're talking about several different types of exemptions.)

Please tell either of words are right or which one is appropraite at the end of the sentence

Re: using what...(again!)

Cool Breeze — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:28:59 GMT

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

Re: confuse

Doll — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:44:54 GMT

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 terminology) how old, how many etc., first then replace the axuilary verb.

How old ( question word as I name it) + is ( axuilary verb) + the rest of the sentece+ question mark "?"

How old + is + she + ?

However, you can turn this sentence into a noun clause . For example: I don't know how old she is. In this sentence you don't use a question mark at the end of the sentence because this is not a question. You just declare that you don't know her age. If you look carefully, you can see that I put "is" at the end of the sentece.

Re: Rheumatic

Doll — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:45:17 GMT

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 beginnning of the sentence.
If you feel confused italize the sentence you want to ask like this: Is it incorrect to say he/she is a asthmatic?

One more thing: Study clauses in the sentences.

Re: "I was wondering what or how many texts I should revise'...

Yoong Liat — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:40:25 GMT

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 -- subject-verb inversion is necessary)

Re: 'you should or should you or would you or you would' thank you .

CalifJim — Sun, 20 May 2007 07:23:01 GMT

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 don't invert subject and verb as you do for a direct question.

CJ

Re: A strange sentence

Cool Breeze — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:21:13 GMT

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 comfortable with the words 'would like answered' at the end. Is it correct?

Hi Rex

It isn't a direct question but a so-called indirect question, which means that it's not a real question at all. This is obvious from the fact that the subject precedes the auxiliary verb. Cf.:

Affirmative: These people have got a car.
Question: Have these people got a car?

There is nothing wrong with like answered either.

Cheers
CB