>When a statement is made about a question, does the >sentence end with a question mark or with a period. >For example, should the following sentence end with a >period or with a question mark? > >The question is what are we going to do now I say that a statement is a statement, so I vote for a simple period. You could, however, have it both ways: *The question is, "What are we going to do now?".* What do you think? Paul E. Doniger