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Standard English ConventionsVery hardIndirect question ends with a full stop

Standard English Conventions practice question

The auditors asked whether the accounts had been ____

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

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

Answer: A. checked.

A reported question is a statement and ends with a full stop.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. checked?
A question mark is for a direct question.
C. checked,
A comma cannot end a sentence.
D. checked
No end punctuation.

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