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Definition of Interrogation point
1. Noun. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
Definition of Interrogation point
1. Noun. A question mark. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interrogation Point
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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