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A question with no question mark

Suggestion punctuation.question Previewed fix

The line begins with a strong question construction. Punctuation can still depend on delivery, so insertion is preview-only.

Convention: Questions always end with a question mark.

Example

Flagged by this rule
[Verse]
Where are you

In the workbench this reads: This clearly interrogative line may need a question mark.

Accepted by this rule
[Verse]
<i>Where are you?</i>

The fix

In the workbench this finding carries one control, labelled Add a question mark. The change is contextual, so it is previewed as a diff in your document first and applies only when you confirm it.

The convention and its limits

This check detects the pattern shown above. An accepted example passes this check; it is not a review of the whole transcription.

Source

The source cited by this check:

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