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?
- A. checked.Correct
- B. checked?
- C. checked,
- 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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