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Does who always need a question mark?
Direct questions often (but not always) begin with a wh- word (who, what, when, where, why). But in writing, you need a question mark to signal to readers that they should read the sentence as a question.
Is it necessary to put question mark after what?
Put a question mark at the end of a sentence that is, in fact, a direct question. (Sometimes writers will simply forget.) Rhetorical questions (asked when an answer is not really expected), by the way, are questions and deserve to end with a question mark: How else should we end them, after all?
What is the rule for question mark?
Question words like who, when, where, why, what, which, and how indicate that a sentence is a question. If your sentence begins with one of those words, then it is most likely a question and should be ended with a question mark. A question mark indicates to your readers that your sentence should be read as a question.
Do you put a question mark after I wonder if?
If you want to make it a question, you can say “I wonder: how does one end this sentence?” or “I wonder, should there be a question mark at the end of this sentence?”, but “I wonder if there should be a question mark at the end of this sentence.” should not end with a question mark, unless you are asking whether it is …
Why do people not use question marks?
No doubt some people do leave out question marks because they lack the energy, or the patience more likely, for a few extra keystrokes. But the context in which question marks often disappear suggests another explanation: When writers omit them, they’re doing so to indicate that the question is rhetorical.
Should the first letter after a question mark be capitalized?
The word after a question mark (or exclamation point) is capitalized if it starts a new sentence. If the next word does not start a new sentence, because the question mark is part of a quotation, a title, an interruption, etc., then it is not capitalized.
Is who cares a rhetorical question?
(colloquial, rhetorical question) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.
Do you put a question mark after rhetorical question?
Avoid the trap of ending such sentences with question marks. Questions like these, which do not require or expect an answer, are called rhetorical questions. Because they are questions in form only, rhetorical questions may be written without question marks.
Can you email a question mark?
There is no bar in using a question mark in Email. If situation requires, then one may use it. In an informal chatting one may say.