Standard English ConventionsHardQuestion mark inside a quotation, no comma
Standard English Conventions practice question
'Which way is the station ____ the tourist asked, holding out a creased map.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ?'Correct
- B. .'
- C. ,'
- D. ?',
Answer: A. ?'
The quotation is a question, so it ends with a question mark inside the closing quotation mark. The question mark also does the job a comma would do, so no comma is added.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. .'
- A period turns the question into a statement.
- C. ,'
- A comma alone leaves the question without its question mark.
- D. ?',
- A question mark and a comma together double the punctuation.
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