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Standard English ConventionsEasyQuestion mark at the end of a question

Standard English Conventions practice question

Where did you leave the ____ Mum asked.

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

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

Answer: A. keys?

A direct question ends with a question mark.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. keys.
A full stop ends a statement, and it leaves the sentence unfinished.
C. keys,
A comma does not end a question.
D. keys
No punctuation at all.

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