How can I start a sentence without saying?
How can I start a sentence without saying?
2 Answers. If you don’t want to start sentences with conjunctions, you are free to do so. A simple way to do it would be simply to stop using and, but, and or to connect clauses or phrases.
What should I use instead of or?
What is another word for or?
| alternatively | instead |
|---|---|
| by way of alternative | conversely |
| or else | rather than |
| preferably | in preference |
| by way of an alternative | then again |
How can I express my ideas clearly?
How To Communicate Ideas Effectively And Clearly
- Know your stuff.
- Make sure they give a hoot.
- Don’t talk down or up.
- Get down with metaphors and analogies.
How do you punctuate a question within a question?
How to punctuate a quoted question within a question?
- Comma before the quote.
- Quoted with single quotation marks (instead of italics, which I’d consider another option)
- Closing quotation mark before the question mark.
- Only one question mark (for my question, not the quoted one)
How do you include a question within a sentence?
Punctuation Junction: Question Marks and Quotation Marks
- When the quotation itself is a question, put the question mark inside the quotation marks.
- When the sentence as a whole is a question, but the quoted material is not, put the question mark outside the quotation marks.
Can you start a question with or?
Starting a sentence with or is very informal and not something you should do in an essay or a professional context. The latter is a good example of something you would say, but not write. That being said, it is also a rule that is commonly broken and therefore accepted to be correct as well. So, both are good!
How do you punctuate multiple questions in a sentence?
When someone asks two questions and uses “or” in between, there are two options: Put a comma/semicolon before the “or” that separates the two sentences and a question mark at the end; or make it into two questions.