Standard English ConventionsMediumQuestion mark for a direct question
Standard English Conventions practice question
The plaque gives the date and the cost. One question remains: who designed the bridge ____
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ?Correct
- B. .
- C. ;
- D. !
Answer: A. ?
'Who designed the bridge' is asked directly, so it ends with a question mark.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. .
- A period would turn a direct question into a statement.
- C. ;
- A semicolon can't end a sentence.
- D. !
- An exclamation mark expresses force or surprise, not a question.
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