Usage Of Question Mark - Part 2
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00:00Hi friends! Today we will learn more about the usage of question mark. So let's start.
00:10Before we will learn more about question mark, let's first revise what we learned in the last section.
00:18We learned that question mark is used for seeking a direct query.
00:23What is your name? Where are you going?
00:27Which is your favorite color?
00:30For queries, direct queries end with a question mark.
00:35Then we learned what we do when a query is part of the statement.
00:40Query can be embedded in the beginning of sentence, middle of sentence, or end of sentence.
00:51When it's in the beginning of sentence, a question mark separates the query from the rest of the sentence.
00:59When it's in middle of the sentence, the parenthesis or end dash can be used to enclose the query.
01:08When it's at the end of sentence, we use a question mark and a comma to separate the query and rest of the sentence.
01:18We also learned how to make a sentence with a series of questions.
01:25What is the main cause of growing pollution, smoke emitting vehicles, industrial effluence, or burning of fuel?
01:36So you can see lot many questions were embedded to make a single sentence.
01:43And a question mark is used at the end of each and every question sentence, whether it's a full sentence or just one or two words.
01:55We also learned that it is optional to capitalize each and every question.
02:02Then we learned how we use a question mark to turn a simple statement into a question.
02:09You promised me a new car.
02:12If I am not wrong, you are Amelia's brother.
02:16So, just putting a question mark in the end changes a simple statement into a question.
02:24Then we learned how question marks are used in case of tail question.
02:31You are Joy's younger brother, aren't you?
02:35Sam is not willingly making the painting, is he?
02:40You can't have said those words, have you?
02:44In all these sentences, there is a tail question in the end that ends with a question mark and changes the whole statement into a question.
02:54Now we will learn more about question marks.
02:58Now we will learn what will we do in case of rhetorical questions and what are rhetorical questions.
03:07Some sentences are in the form of questions, but they don't expect any answer.
03:14And such questions are called rhetorical questions.
03:19They may or may not end with a question mark.
03:23Let's have examples.
03:26Will you please let me complete what I want to say?
03:30How is it possible?
03:33Where have you been all your life?
03:36Was it you or a dream?
03:39So these are some examples of rhetorical questions.
03:43So, rhetorical questions are not real questions.
03:47They do not expect an answer, but they are phrased in such a way so that there is a dramatic effect and generate strong emotions.
03:58Rhetorical questions are often used in literature as a powerful tool to generate emotions, especially feeling of frustration.
04:10Anger and love are depicted through these rhetorical questions.
04:16So we have now learned what are rhetorical questions and also that rhetorical questions may or may not end with a question mark.
04:27Now we will learn what are indirect questions and usage of question mark with indirect questions.
04:38Indirect questions are questions that are very polite or questions in the form of requests and they mostly start with phrases like,
04:49Do you have any idea?
04:51I would like to know.
04:53Could you please tell me?
04:56Do you know?
04:57These kinds of phrases are used to start indirect questions and they are questions in the form of polite requests.
05:06Now let's have examples.
05:08Why did she leave the school?
05:11This is a direct question or direct query ending with a question mark.
05:18Now let's see its indirect form.
05:21Do you have any idea why she left the school?
05:25It's an indirect question or indirect query.
05:30Indirect queries can also end with a period.
05:35Let's have another example.
05:39Can you reach here by tomorrow morning?
05:43This is a direct question.
05:46Would it be possible for you to reach here by tomorrow morning?
05:50This is indirect query and you can also end an indirect query by a period.
05:59What is the price of this dress?
06:02This is a direct query and it must end with a question mark.
06:08I would like to know the price of this dress.
06:11This is indirect query and it can end with a question mark as well as a period.
06:19Why did you erase that beautiful sketch?
06:23This is a direct question and it must end with a question mark.
06:28I was wondering why you erased that beautiful sketch.
06:32Here, this is an indirect query and it can end with a question as well as a full stop.
06:40Now let's have some more examples of indirect questions.
06:46Have you any idea why he is so sad these days?
06:51Would you like to go for a movie?
06:54Does it look possible that the building may get ready by the end of the year?
06:59Is there any chance of rain today?
07:03I was wondering why she didn't like her dress.
07:08Could you tell me the reason behind your absence?
07:12So, all these are indirect questions and they expect answers but in a very polite manner.
07:21So they are questions in the form of requests and most of them should end with a question mark.
07:28If you end them with a period, they seem to be more demanding requests.
07:33So friends, today we learned about rhetorical questions and indirect questions.
07:40Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
07:44Bye-bye.