OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6739

question mark

/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
interrogante • signo de interrogación • signo interrogante • signo interrogativo
The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
Do you see this curious-looking mark in the margin? It is a little crooked mark with a dot at the bottom of it. It is a question mark. It always comes at the end of questions.
When you come to a question mark, you must stop and rest. If the question may be answered by yes or no, your voice must rise on the last word before the question mark.
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