QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.
SENTENCE : Surely she is going to stop crying (. . .).It seems she will keep on crying.
QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.and why?
(A) (?). (B) (!). (C) (:). (D) (.). (E) ( ").
Re: QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.
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pussycat0121a 
SENTENCE : Surely she is going to stop crying (. . .).It seems she will keep on crying.
QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.and why?
(A) (?). (B) (!). (C) (:). (D) (.). (E) ( ").
The question should read, "Which punctuation mark is appropriate ..."
If it seems likely that she will keep on crying, then we are hardly likely to say, "Surely she is going to stop crying", whatever the punctuation.
Re: QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.
you mean : quotation marks
Re: QUESTION : Which question mark is correct for the sentence above ?.
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pussycat0121a you mean : quotation marks
No, I don't. I mean 'punctuation mark'.
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pussycat0121a you mean : quotation marks
It's very disrespectful to contradict a teacher of fivejedjon's experience.
Look here for information on punctuation marks.
Rover
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Rover_KE It's very disrespectful to contradict a teacher of fivejedjon's experience.
Actually, I don't mind being contradicted - I have been known to make a mistake occasionally;-).
It was the form of the contradiction that might appear aggressive. It is often more tactful to phrase such things in the form of a question, "Do you mean 'quotation marks'?"
Not only is this more tactful if the person addressed has made a mistake, , but it saves yourself from embarrassment if the person addressed has not made a mistake.
