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Standard English Conventions practice question

Where did you leave your ____

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. coat?Correct
  2. B. coat.
  3. C. coat,
  4. D. coat!

Answer: A. coat?

A direct question ends with a question mark.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. coat.
A period ends a statement, not a question.
C. coat,
A comma cannot end a sentence.
D. coat!
An exclamation mark is for exclamations.

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