Do You Add A Question Mark To A Rhetorical Question

The question mark is a punctuation mark that is used for all directly questions and to express doubt, ignorance or doubt.

Where are you going?

What is the time?

Where did you put my shoes?

Is Australia in Asia?

When using the question mark, proceed the following rules in mind:

Rule ane. A question mark replaces a period at the end of a judgement.

Incorrect: Kate, when are y'all going to call the builder to make inquiries about constructing a garage in the driveway?.

Correct: Kate, when are you going to phone call the builder to make inquiries well-nigh amalgam a garage in the driveway?

Rule ii. Words that follow a question mark should e'er exist capitalized.

Incorrect: Dave, where'southward the ketchup? i desire to put some on my burger.

Correct: Dave, where's the ketchup? I want to put some on my burger.

Rule iii. Merely one question mark should be used at the end of a sentence. An actress one should never be added for accent.

Incorrect: Oh my gosh, did you hear that NASA said that we could potentially find conflicting life in the next two years?

Right: Oh my gosh, did you hear that NASA said that we could potentially find alien life in the next two years?

Rule 4. Question marks should always be used at the end of rhetorical questions (a question where no respond is expected).

Incorrect: Are you lot having a laugh. End being and so ungrateful.

Correct: Are you having a express joy? Stop being so ungrateful.

Rule v. A question mark should never be used for reported questions.

Incorrect: She wondered if she was coming out this evening?

Correct: She wondered if she was coming out tonight.

The question marking is a mutual punctuation marker. See the post-obit the video to review what you've read about using the question mark.

The question mark is of course just ane of three punctuation marks that you lot can employ at the end of a sentence, the other 2 being the menstruation and the exclamation mark.