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What is a question mark explain?
A question mark is a punctuation mark, or a symbol, that shows that a question has ended. Question marks can also be known as interrogation points as they end sentences where an answer or response is expected. Question marks usually end question sentences.
How do you read a 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.
Is the question mark Universal?
Question marks are not universal as is not any punctuation or orthography.
Where do you use a question mark?
Question marks are used in both formal and non-formal writing and in cases where direct and indirect questions are being asked. They are one of the few pieces of punctuation that indicate only one thing.
What does exclamation and question mark mean?
interrobang
That combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark is called an interrobang (or interabang) and it is actually a question mark superimposed on an exclamation mark. It can be used when a question is exclaimed. Some put the interrobang in the same category as the emoticon.
When can a question mark be used?
Does a full stop follow a question mark?
No, you do not need to put a full stop after a question mark, since a question mark already shows that the sentence has reached its conclusion.
Do you need a full stop after a question mark?
Where is a question mark placed?
When your sentence is a straightforward question, the question mark goes at the very end and serves as the terminal punctuation mark. But things can get tricky when you have other punctuation nearby.
Who came up with the question mark?
The rhetorical question mark or percontation point (see Irony punctuation) was invented by Henry Denham in the 1580s and was used at the end of a rhetorical question; however, it became obsolete in the 17th century.
Why is a question mark shaped the way it is?
Supposedly, in the Middle Ages scholars would write ‘quaestio’ at the end of a sentence to show that it was a question, which in turn was shortened to qo. Eventually, the q was written on top of the o, before steadily morphing into a recognisably modern question mark.