to denote that you are asking a question
Question marks are the punctuation used when you ask a question. Here is an example: Can we go to the park today? This is the question mark: ?
The combination of a question mark with quotation marks is used to indicate a question within a quote. This punctuation is referred to as a question within a question or a quoted question.
Question marks (?) and full stops (.) are punctuation marks used in writing to indicate the end of a sentence (full stop) or to signal a direct question (question mark).
¿Cuál restaurante? / Cuál restaurante (indirect question, no question marks used)
Question marks should be placed before exclamation marks when a sentence contains both. For example: "Did you see that amazing performance?!"
Yes, rhetorical questions typically end with question marks. However, this may vary depending on the style guide or specific context in which the question is being used.
Quotation marks follow the question mark.
The question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks if you are quoting a question.
No, question marks come before periods when forming a question within a sentence, for example: "Did you finish your homework?" If a full sentence is a question, the question mark is placed at the end, for example: "Where are you going?"
No, but you can use characters that look like question marks, for example ʔ.
Terminal punctuation marks are used at the end of a sentence, such as periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Internal punctuation marks are used within a sentence, such as commas, semicolons, and colons.