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This construction always causes consternation and no end of disagreement. This is my understanding of the way English grammar works. It is never correct to use a single separating comma between th...

When the witness repeats the question or part of the question and then answers it, use a question mark after the question and let the rest of the answer stand on its own. ...Q Was it after 10:00...

Even when said as one thought with NO pause and NO change of the timbre of the voice, this construction takes two question marks. ...Were your car windows open? Do you remember? ...Was y...

Q No one saw you; is that correct? A No. Q "No," it's not correct? Or, "No," no one saw you? Happy punctuating! Margie

When there are two parts to a sentence, one a statement and one a question, it is the part at the end that determines the terminal punctuation. ...My question is where are you going? ...Where are ...

It seems as if I just addressed this, but I looked back and don't see it. The only way to consistently punctuate questions is to follow this rule: Put the question mark where the question is first...

Periods and commas go inside quotes without exception; colons and semicolons go outside quotes without exception. Question marks go inside or outside quotes depending on where the question is bein...

When someone has a language "glitch" and uses a word or phrase over and over, that word or phrase is surrounded by commas. ...He was, like, on the, you know, edge that day. ...The company, like, y...

If a question is dropped inside a statement or question, put a pair of dashes around it and a question mark after it. ...He was standing near -- were you aware of him at the time? -- the desk of t...