EasyReading and Writing· Standard English Conventions· None· MCQ
The following text is a passage from a short story. The passage is about a group of friends who are trying to decide what to do for their friend's birthday. They decide to go to a concert. One of the friends asks about the tickets, and the other friend replies that he bought them online.
Which choice correctly punctuates the following sentence from the passage? "Where did you get the tickets?" one of the friends asks.
A
Where did you get the tickets?" one of the friends asks.
B
Where did you get the tickets?" one of the friends asks
C
Where did you get the tickets? one of the friends asks.
D
Where did you get the tickets? one of the friends asks
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The question mark should go inside the quotation marks because the question mark belongs to the quoted text. The sentence should also have a comma after the word "asks" because it is a dependent clause.
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