Usage Of Question Mark - Part 1

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00:00Hi friends, today we will learn the usage of question mark, so let's start.
00:09First of all, question mark is a punctuation mark that marks the end of a query, and that
00:16query can be a standalone sentence or part of a sentence.
00:22Here we have examples of queries.
00:26Are you going for music classes today?
00:29Is Emma your friend?
00:31Do you like cooking?
00:34These queries are standalone sentences.
00:38I am not participating.
00:41Are you participating?
00:44Here I am not participating is not a query, but are you participating is a query.
00:53So query is part of a sentence, but query always ends with a question mark.
01:01Are you really quitting this job?
01:03I think you should consider a gain.
01:06Here again, are you really quitting this job is a query that ends with a question mark,
01:14but the next part of the sentence, I think you should consider a gain, is not a query.
01:20So here again, query is part of a sentence, and a query always ends with a question mark.
01:29Now let's learn various rules regarding the usage of this punctuation mark.
01:36First and foremost, it is used for seeking a direct query, and all direct queries or
01:43questions starts with one of these words.
01:48Why, when, what, how, are, where, can, is, will, were, to, or would.
02:00Here we have examples of direct queries.
02:04What is your name?
02:06Where are you going?
02:08Why are you not looking happy?
02:11What's your today's plan?
02:14Which is your favorite color?
02:17So these are some examples of direct queries, and direct queries ends with a question mark.
02:25Now let's learn what we do when a query is part of a statement.
02:31I am not participating, are you participating?
02:35Here, you can see the whole sentence is not a question, but a question is embedded in
02:42the sentence at the end, and question is separated by means of a comma, and also question ends
02:51with a question mark, which also marks the ends of whole sentence.
02:58No full stop is required.
03:01Here we have another example.
03:05I am going for a walk, will you join me?
03:09Here again, a question is embedded in the end of the sentence, and we separate a question
03:15using a comma, and the question ends with a question mark, which also marks the end
03:22of whole sentence.
03:26Here we have next example.
03:30Why are you not looking happy?
03:32I want to know and help you out.
03:36Are you joining the party?
03:38Please let me know in advance.
03:41Hey, have you seen Nick?
03:44I have been looking for him since an hour.
03:49In all these sentences, you can see the whole sentences are not question, but a query or
03:57a question is embedded in the first part of the sentence, and that ends with a question
04:03mark, and no comma is required to separate the query from the rest of the sentence.
04:11Question mark is also acting as a pause or a comma.
04:17Now let's have more such examples.
04:21Are you ready?
04:23I am getting late for the party.
04:26Here again, a query is embedded in the first part of the sentence, and that ends with a
04:32question mark.
04:36Are you done with all the packing?
04:38We have to leave in a few minutes.
04:41Here again, first part of the sentence is a query that ends with a question mark, and
04:48no comma is required to separate query from rest of the sentence.
04:56How did she perform on stage?
04:58Wish I could attend her function.
05:02Here again, the whole sentence is not a question.
05:07First part of the sentence is question, and that ends with a question mark, and the whole
05:13sentence ends with a full stop or a period.
05:18So you can also see that question mark acts as a comma also.
05:25Now let's see some sentences where a question is embedded in the middle of a sentence.
05:31I was your classmate, do you remember?
05:35We used to be friends years back.
05:38Here we have a query, do you remember?
05:42In the middle of the sentence, and this query can be enclosed within the sentence using
05:48and dash or parenthesis.
05:53Then we have another example.
05:56He is coming today, do you know what time?
06:00I am excited to meet him.
06:04Here again, we have a query, do you know what time?
06:08Embedded in the middle of the sentence, and that can be embedded using parenthesis or
06:14and dash, both are correct, and you can see query ends with a question mark, and a sentence
06:22ends with a period.
06:26Now let's see how we write a series of questions in one sentence.
06:33First of all, we use a question mark for every question in the sentence, whether it's a
06:40complete sentence or not.
06:43Capitalization of the first word in every question is optional.
06:49Now let's see some examples.
06:53What is the main cause of growing pollution?
06:57Smoke emitting vehicles, industrial influence, or burning of fuel?
07:03Here you can see many questions are joined to make a single sentence, and each question
07:10or each query is ending with a question mark, and no comma is required to separate the query.
07:19Let's have a look at another example.
07:22Can you guess how we would react, feel offended, retort, keep his cool?
07:30Here again, many questions are joined to make a single sentence, and each question ends
07:36with a question mark, and question mark is also acting as a comma, giving a pause also.
07:45Now here we have another example.
07:49Where would you like to go?
07:52The fort, the museum, or the amusement park?
07:57Here again, many questions are joined to make a single sentence, and each question ends
08:03with a question mark, and no comma is required to separate the questions.
08:11Question marks are giving the desired pause in the sentence.
08:16Also you can see in some sentences, we have capitalized every question in the sentence,
08:24and in some sentences, we have not capitalized any question in the sentence, so it's optional.
08:33Now let's see how we use a question mark to turn a simple statement into a question.
08:40You promised me for a new car.
08:44Here the statement expects an answer from the listener because of a question mark in
08:49its end, otherwise this statement is not an interrogatory sentence.
08:57Here we have another example.
09:00If I am not wrong, you are Amelia's brother.
09:04Here again, this statement is expecting an answer from the listener, yes or no.
09:14But this statement is not an interrogatory sentence, but just a question mark in the
09:20end changes a statement into an interrogatory sentence.
09:28Let's have more examples of sentences that are turned into questions.
09:33Just because of a question mark in their end.
09:38So you are turning 11 today.
09:42You are planning to have a new house.
09:46You are reading a horror story.
09:49Just don't touch this hot pan, okay?
09:52So in all these statements, a question mark in the end changes them to a query.
10:01Question marks are also used in statements ending with a tail question.
10:07Let's see how.
10:09You are Joy's younger brother, aren't you?
10:13Here aren't you is a tail question that changes a statement into a question.
10:21Let's have more examples.
10:24Sam is not willingly making the painting, is he?
10:29Here is he is the tail question at the end of the sentence that changes the whole statement
10:35into a question.
10:38You can't have said those words, did you?
10:43Here again, this did you is a tail question in the end of the sentence that turns a whole
10:49statement into a question.
10:52So friends, today we learned a lot about question marks.
10:56Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
11:00Bye-bye.