Question Mark (Noun)
Meaning
A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The teacher wrote a question mark at the end of the sentence to indicate to her students that it was a question.
- The editor used a question mark to convey that the sentence was rhetorical and didn't require a direct answer.
- The student forgot to include a question mark at the end of her essay question, leaving her professor confused.
- A question mark is often used in headings and titles to make them more thought-provoking and engaging.
- The writer intentionally left out the question mark at the end of the sentence to create a sense of ambiguity.