Question Mark

1. Punctuates a direct question: Have you seen the new play yet? Who goes there? But: I wonder who said “Nothing is easy in war.” I asked if they planned to leave.
2. Indicates uncertainty: Ferdinand Magellan (1480?–1521), Plato (427?–347 B.C.).

See also: Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the Line.

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