Questions are used to get information we do not already have.© <a href=’http://www.flickr.com/96dpi/’ target=’_blank’>96dpi</a> There are a number of different ways of forming questions in English depending on the kind of information we want. Questions are basically the other side of the coin to statements‏‎ in that statements give us […]

Question tags are used at the end of sentences when we want to check something, when we want someone to do something or when we want to show surprise. They are separated from the main question by a comma: You’re English, aren’t you? You’ve got five minutes to spare, haven’t […]

A Question Mark or ? is a punctuation‏‎ mark used at the end of a sentence‏‎ to show that it is a question. It is, if you like, the written equivalent of a rising intonation‏‎ which, in most languages, shows we are asking for information of someone. When do we […]

This article gives the rules and conventions when it comes to Punctuating Direct Speech, that is the words actually spoken by someone, i.e. direct speech‏‎. Inverted Commas Inverted Commas or Quotation Marks are used to enclose whatever someone says. Note that other punctuation comes inside these marks. “Where are you […]