the exclamation mark then the speech mark
"will we ever see him again?"
In American English, the question mark typically goes inside the closing quotation mark if the question is part of the quoted material. For example: "Did you hear that?" she asked.
The type of sentence you provided is not grammatically correct. It seems to be missing a subject. A corrected version could be "You were nervous on the day of the speech." This is a declarative sentence.
The symbol that comes first depends on the tone of the sentence. In general, if the sentence is more exclamatory, the exclamation point (!) should come first. If it is more questioning in nature, the question mark (?) should come first.
Rising tone is when the tone of a sentence rises at the end of the sentence. This is often done in a question - You know her, don't you?It is hard to illustrate here but you could draw a flat line above the first part of the sentence, then from the word don't the line would rise up a little, indicating rising tone
Yes, the first letter after a question mark should be capitalized if it is the beginning of a new sentence.
No, unless it is the first word of a sentence or part of a title. In general, the word "question" should be lowercase.
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The thesis statement should usually be the last sentence in your introductory paragraph and the first sentence ( but rephrased) of the concluding paragraph.
The type of sentence you provided is not grammatically correct. It seems to be missing a subject. A corrected version could be "You were nervous on the day of the speech." This is a declarative sentence.
The last sentence of the entire essay, because you're concluding the entire thing. The first sentence of the last paragraph is called the introduction to the conclusion. (Complicated, right? :P)
A concluding paragraph should most definitely include a sentence that summarizes the thesis statement. The thesis statement set a goal to accomplish with the essay, and the conclusion should state how the goal was accomplished.
your question ends with who. and so did my first sentence
it is the first sentence and states part of the question
First, I answer a question.
The first sentence usually introduces the topic of the paragraph -- in this case, the essay topic as well. The concluding sentence of the topic paragraph is an excellent place to reinforce the essay's topic in the minds of readers.
Cleverly is an adverb.
Your question actually points the way to the answer. If the sentence is a question, it should end with a question mark. When you include an exclamation within a question, you also include the exclamation point within the full stop of the sentence.
adjective