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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERROGATION MARK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERROGATION MARK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interrogation mark is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTERROGATION MARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Question mark

The question mark, is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative sentence, clause, or phrase in written English and many other languages. The question mark is not used for indirect questions. The question mark glyph is also often used in place of missing or unknown data. In Unicode, it is encoded at U+003F ? question mark.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERROGATION MARK

interreligious
interrenal
interrex
interring
interrobang
interrogable
interrogant
interrogate
interrogatee
interrogation
interrogational
interrogative
interrogatively
interrogator
interrogatories
interrogatory
interrogee
interrow
interrupt
interrupted

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERROGATION MARK

black mark
bookmark
check mark
class mark
easy mark
exclamation mark
hash mark
high-water mark
identification mark
low-water mark
minute mark
on your mark
order mark
pass mark
punctuation mark
question mark
quotation mark
reference mark
skid mark
stretch mark
the mark

Synonyms and antonyms of interrogation mark in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «interrogation mark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERROGATION MARK

Find out the translation of interrogation mark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interrogation mark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interrogation mark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

审讯大关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

signo de interrogación
570 millions of speakers

English

interrogation mark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूछताछ के निशान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

علامة الاستجواب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вопросительный знак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de interrogação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

interrogation marque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanda soal siasat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fragezeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疑問符
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심문 마크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tandha interogasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu hỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசாரணை குறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौकशी चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soru işareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto interrogativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak przesłuchanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знак питання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

marcă de interogare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα ανάκρισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondervraging merk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frågetecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forhør mark
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interrogation mark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERROGATION MARK»

The term «interrogation mark» is used very little and occupies the 180.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERROGATION MARK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interrogation mark

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERROGATION MARK»

Discover the use of interrogation mark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interrogation mark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Practical Composition and Rhetoric
RULE I. — Tbe period should be put at the end of every sentence that does not require the interrogation mark or exclamation mark. RULE II. — A period must follow every abbreviated word. If, however, an apostrophe is used to mark the ...
William Edward Mead, Wilbur Fisk Gordy, 1900
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Reading and Speaking: Familiar Talks to Young Men who Would ...
The Interrogation mark and the Exclamation mark, accurately speaking, do not represent pauses, but are the representatives of the punctuation marks that separate divisions of sense. That is, as far as pauses are concerned, they represent the ...
Brainard Gardner Smith, 1898
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Reading and speaking, familiar talks to those who would ...
The Interrogation mark and the Exclamation mark, accurately speaking, do not represent pauses, but are the representatives of the punctuation marks that separate divisions of sense. That is, as far as pauses are concerned, they represent the ...
Brainard Gardner Smith, 1898
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Advanced English grammar
John Hart. THE INTERROGATION. 37. The interrogation or question mark { interrogo. to ask, questio, a question) is employed after direct questions ; as, Can we do this ? The portion of the sentence cut off by the interrogation mark is generally ...
John Hart, 1898
5
Teachers' Monographs: Plans and Details of Grade Work. ...
"Devote some time during the penmanship lesson tb the propefr Triakmg and placing of periods. They should be the result of one pressure of the pen. They should be placed on the line, not above, nor below it.) The Interrogation Mark. I ( The ...
‎1917
6
New York Teachers' Monographs
The Interrogation Mark. I (The rule for the use of the interrogation mark has been taken before the rule for the period, because it seems to be easier for the children to recognize a question, than a statement or_ command. Place a number of ...
‎1917
7
Glossary of Hindi/Urdu and English linguistic terminology : ...
... address diacritics (CSTT 1973: 23; CSTT 1982: 312; CSTT 1992: 169); pram -, interrogation mark (point) (BT 1963: 779), interrogation point (= question mark/ mark of interrogation) (?) (CSTT 1998: 260), mark of interrogation (CSTT 1974: 772 ...
Umberto Nardella, 2008
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A Modern Composition and Rhetoric (complete Course) ...
I. The period should be put at the end of every full sentence where the interrogation mark or the exclamation is not required. II. Every abbreviated word should be followed by the period. The Interrogation Mark. The interrogation mark is used ...
Lewis Worthington Smith, James Eames Thomas, 1901
9
Punctuation: And Other Typographical Matters, for the Use of ...
I. The Interrogation Point. 1. The interrogation point is used at the end of every sentence which constitutes a direct question, in whatever form it may be expressed ; and every direct question of a series should have the interrogation mark after it.
Marshall Train Bigelow, 1904
10
The Stenographer
UNDER the heading of " Punctuation, ' ' a contributor to The Stenographer (page 219), after presenting some sensible ideas concerning the use of the comma, speaks of "the new fad of placing an interrogation mark after a simple request " — a ...
‎1894

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERROGATION MARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interrogation mark is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nee-Na Review - by Sreelakshmi Manghat
An interrogation mark separates them. The movie centers on Vinay Panicker (Vijay Babu), Nalini (Ann Augustine) and Neena (Deepthi Sati). «Desimartini, Jul 15»
2
Aunties aunties everywhere
... we're psychologically conditioned to shoot answers for everything followed by a interrogation mark, so much so even if someone asks you, ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jun 15»
3
US border agents shouldn't have the courts' permission to shoot …
"US border agents shouldn't have the courts' permission to shoot people in Mexico" Is it an interrogation mark missing in the headline? «The Guardian, Apr 15»
4
5 fascinating histories of common punctuation marks
Also known as an interrogation point, interrogation mark, question point, query, or eroteme, the question mark may win the crown for being the ... «Mother Nature Network, Sep 14»
5
So many things are fueling revolt against state: Fazlur Rehman
It is a big interrogation mark on the incident took place there.” He said the people who are killed in military operation are firstly declared as ... «The Nation, Dec 13»
6
Confessions of a bibliomaniac
... interrogation mark inserted in the margin opposite, an old Gate Theatre programme to be inserted in each volume as a forgotten bookmark". «The Independent, Oct 12»
7
PLEASANT WHININGS
The interrogation mark after “The boast of the Patriots” in the advertisement's text can be said to bring in an element of healthy self-questioning ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 12»
8
Open Book: How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain, by …
... carried around in pockets, a passage in every volume to be underlined in red pencil with an exclamation or interrogation mark inserted in the ... «National Post, May 12»
9
SwiftKey 3 Beta Now Available To VIP Members, Renders The …
The new punctuation button is awful, it takes away one of the things I always loved about swiftkey, which is the interrogation mark easily ... «Android Police, Apr 12»
10
The Subconscious Shelf
... a passage in every volume to be underlined in red pencil with an exclamation or interrogation mark inserted in the margin opposite, an old ... «New York Times, Nov 11»

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