Definition of Interrogation point

1. Noun. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.

Exact synonyms: Question Mark
Generic synonyms: Punctuation, Punctuation Mark

Definition of Interrogation point

1. Noun. A question mark. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Interrogation Point

interrogable
interrogatability
interrogatable
interrogate
interrogated
interrogatee
interrogatees
interrogates
interrogating
interrogatingly
interrogation
interrogation-point
interrogation-points
interrogation mark
interrogation marks
interrogation point
interrogation points
interrogational
interrogations
interrogative
interrogative adjective
interrogative adjectives
interrogative mood
interrogative pronoun
interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
interrogatively
interrogatives
interrogator
interrogatories

Literary usage of Interrogation point

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Innocents Abroad; Or, The New Pilgrim's Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1884)
"He will be, though, some day, if he recollects the answers to all his questions. He is known about the ship as the " interrogation point," and this by ..."

2. A Practical Grammar of the English Language by Thomas Wadleigh Harvey (1878)
"THE interrogation point. The interrogation point denotes that a question is asked. ... The interrogation point should be used at the end of an interrogative ..."

3. Proofreading and Punctuation by Adèle Millicent Smith (1920)
"The interrogation point should be used after every direct question, ... It is sometimes difficult to decide whether the interrogation point or the mark of ..."

4. Applied Business English by Hubert Adonley Hagar, Rupert Pitt SoRelle (1914)
"Direct Questions THE interrogation point The interrogation point marks the end of ... Indirect Questions The interrogation point should not be used after an ..."

5. Advanced Course of Composition and Rhetoric: A Series of Practial Lessons on by George Payn Quackenbos (1874)
"RULE I.—An interrogation-point must be placed after every interrogative sentence, ... Repeat Rule I., relating to the use of the interrogation-point. ..."

6. The Elements of Rhetoric and Composition: A Text-book for Schools and Colleges by David Jayne Hill (1878)
"Rules for the interrogation point. The Mark of Interrogation [?] is used to ask or suggest a question. The following are the principal rules. RULE 1. ..."

7. Manual of Style: A Compilation of the Typographical Rules in Force at the by University of Chicago Press (1911)
"Query, use of interrogation point for, 129. Question mark. See interrogation point. Questions: direct, to be followed by interrogation point, 129; indirect, ..."

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