Can We Use Question Mark With Could?

Can we use question mark with could? Actually, sentences that begin with ‘could’, ‘should’, or ‘would’ are questions and should have a trailing question mark.

Can or could you please?

If taken literally, “Can you” is equivalent to asking the person if they’re capable of doing something. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.

Can we use please after could?

Originally Answered: Is it necessary to use “please” with “could”, when you are making a polite request in English? Definitely. For example, “Could you bring me a glass of water, please?” or “Could you please bring me a glass of water?” If there is any question of using the word please, the answer is always to use it.

Could you in a sentence?

This question is used to make a request or to ask for help or a favor. Could you tell me your name? Could you help me? Could you check my answer to see if it is right?

Is could you please correct?

Both are correct . The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . .

How can I use could in a sentence?

Could VS could have?

The word ‘could’ is the past tense of ‘can’ . It’s used to mean that somebody was able to do something in the past. So the former sentence means that he was able to climb the mountain. The phrase “could have” is used to mean that somebody was capable of doing something, but he actually didn’t do it.

Could you vs Could you please?

We also use ‘could’ to ask permission; it is more polite or formal than ‘can’. Changing the word order to “could you please” is no more or less polite – it’s a matter of style . whether requests starting with “Please can/could you...” render the same degree of politeness as those that start with “Could you please...”.

Could you please should end with question mark?

Many polite requests or instructions are made in the form of a question. But because they are not really questions, they do not take a question mark : Could you please send me your catalogue. Would all first-class and business-class passengers now start boarding.

Would you or could you please?

“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”

Is could a question?

We often use could in a question to ask somebody to do something . The use of could in this way is fairly polite (formal): Could you tell me where the bank is, please?

Would and could examples?

Can I could I may I?

Can we or could we?

Both can and could are used to ask for permission and also request something, can is more informal one, which is used when we are talking to our friends, relatives or acquaintances . However, when talking to strangers, we can use could, to ask for permission or request politely.

Could you kindly or could you please?

Usually, you would not need to use both of these in the same sentence. Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people . Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite.

Can vs could grammar?

Both ‘can’ and ‘ could’ are modal verbs that refer to ‘a possibility’, ‘ability’ or ‘capacity’. ‘Can’ refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. ‘Could’ refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.

Which verb form is used with could?

Could has no tenses, no participles, and no infinitive form. There is no past tense, but could have followed by a past participle is used for referring to something in the past that was not real, or something that may possibly have been real: I could have been killed.

Is could present tense?

Could is used for past and future instances, or sometimes in the present tense (although in the present tense it is normally describing a possibility or is part of a question). For example, She spoke so fast that I could not hear her, or, he could do it if he chooses to. In the present, we use can.

Is could a past tense?

Could is the past tense of can , but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.

Could have PP vs could?

I know that could refers to ability to do something, while could have + p.p refers to some possibility in the past . However, in the examples above there is no difference because they bear the same meaning to me: I was not able to come to college last week.

Could would?

Just remember that could is used to talk about something that can happen, would is used to talk about something that will happen in an imagined situation , and should is used to talk about something that ought to happen or must happen.

Is it could or couldn’t care less?

Correct Usage: Either

Both could and couldn’t care less are informal , and so you are unlikely to use either one in formal writing. If you have need of using it in some other context, and would like to avoid alienating some portion of your audience you should stick with couldn’t care less.

Can you help me or could you help me?

Can you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone you know is capable of ‘helping you’. ‘Could you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone, whose ability to help is in doubt, and you’re asking whether – if they can help, would they ?

Could you do meaning?

1) For something that is possible or to show that somebody has the ability to do something in the present and future .

What to use instead of could you please?

• Will you be so kind..(as to help me)
• It would be really great if you..(could help me / helped me)
• I’d be grateful if you..(could help me / helped me)

Is could you please rude?

“Can” and “could” are both equally polite – the key word is “please”, which is present in both sentences.

Does every question need a question mark?

Just because you use the word “ask” in a sentence doesn’t mean the sentence should end with a question mark. For example, you don’t need a question mark at the end of this sentence: Ask your friend who went to the movie with him.

Do we put question mark with May?

No, beginning a sentence with “May” does not always require ending it with a question mark : May I ask you to please remove your hands from the railing. May he find peace after the death of his wife.

Will you or could you?

Can you tell me or could you tell me?

“Could” is the polite form of “can” —so both are correct, but we use them in different situations. We use “can” when we are telling someone to do something. We use “could” when we are making a request. Teacher to students: “Can you please be quiet!”

Could you please vs Would you mind?

Senior Member. “Could you please give” or “Would you mind giving” me a piece of paper? I think “would you mind” is more polite . But in your experience, how often you would use “would you mind ” rather than “could you please” for asking a small favour in your daily life?

Should I say could you please or can you please?

Could you please or can you please or would you please?

“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”

Can you or could you difference?

Both ‘can’ and ‘ could’ are modal verbs that refer to ‘a possibility’, ‘ability’ or ‘capacity’. ‘Can’ refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. ‘Could’ refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.

Could you or can you more polite?

To answer the question: “could” definitely sounds slightly more polite than “can” to a native speaker since it is less direct and more deferential as a result. “Could” is a form of “can”, so both are technically asking “are you able to...”. This is not the difference between the two.