Standard English ConventionsHardIndirect question ends with a full stop
Standard English Conventions practice question
The reporter asked whether the mayor would seek a third ____
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. term.Correct
- B. term?
- C. term!
- D. term,
Answer: A. term.
A reported question is a statement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. term?
- The sentence does not itself ask a question.
- C. term!
- No exclamation.
- D. term,
- A sentence cannot end with a comma.
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