Slovene punctuation (?) is a left-leaning punctuation mark. It is used in single clause sentences and in compound sentences in which the independent clause expresses enquiries. When a question without a question word or with "ali", or with "??" or "?!" is articulated, the pitch is anticadent, thus increased towards the end of such a sentence. Otherwise, the pitch is cadent, thus decreased towards the end of such a sentence. If the independent clause of a sentence is not interrogative, the sentence ends with a full stop or an exclamation mark. This is similar to reported speech in English. After a colon,
Slovene punctuation it 'touches' the preceding word, but is followed by a space. It is ordinarily used at the end of a neutral declaratory sentence, be it a real sentence with a predicate or a non-sentence. When a statement is articulated, the pitch is cadent, thus decreased towards the end of such a sentence. In an indicative compound sentence with the last part an independent clause that does not end in a full stop, the full stop is omitted. The final punctuation mark of a quoted sentence (with or without inverted commas) within a declaratory sentence is omitted if the quoted sentence