[Essay] Polite request/question of address - Not follow by question mark?

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Nel Doozy

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I need help with this letter:

Thank you very much for the invitation to interview for the Marketing Intern postion. I appreciate the opportunity and I look forward to meeting with CEO, John Smith on Tuesday April 23rd at 12:00 PM (afternoon), on 300 xxx Ave. Orinda, California 94xxx. If address is not correct can you please let me know in advance?. Thank you very much.


Is there a way to ask for an address in a more polite manner? and do I need a period after question mark (?)? if not what about capitalization after question mark?

According to
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu, "when a question constitutes a polite request, it is usually not followed by a question mark. This becomes more true as the request becomes longer and more complex: Would everyone in the room who hasn't received an ID card please move to the front of the line."

So what a question that constitutes a polite request of an address in the above letter (one that wouldn't need the use of a question mark)?

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Welcome to the forums.



Thank you very much for the invitation to interview for the Marketing Intern position. I appreciate the opportunity and I look forward to meeting with CEO, John Smith on Tuesday April 23rd at 12:00 PM [STRIKE](afternoon)[/STRIKE], at 300 xxx Ave. Orinda, California 94xxx. If this address is not correct can you please let me know in advance?Thank you very much.


Is there a way to ask for an address in a more polite manner? That is polite enough. And do I need a period after question mark? No. if not what about capitalization after question mark? Yes.


I would leave the question mark in. To avoid the problem, simply delete 'can you'. It's still a polite request.

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The question mark is fine. You are asking a question, not phrasing a demand as a "polite request."

A question mark, like an exclamation point, ends a sentence properly. You do not add a period after either of those marks at the end of a sentence.

And, since it does end a sentence here, it is correct to use a capital letter to start the next sentence.

You do not need a comma after "CEO." And you should say "at" before the address.
 
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