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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | "Do you rob banks for a living or just as a hobby," the attorney asked the defendant? |
| | B) | "Do you rob banks for a living or just as a hobby?" the attorney asked the defendant. |
| | C) | "Do you rob banks for a living or just as a hobby," the attorney asked the defendant. |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated
selection. |
| | A) | Was the attorney being fair when she asked, "Do you rob
banks for a living or just as a hobby"? |
| | B) | Was the attorney being fair when she
asked, "Do you rob banks for a living or just as a hobby?" |
| | C) | Was the attorney
being fair when she asked, "Do you rob banks for a living or just as a hobby." |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | Did Brandy just say, "You are crazy?" |
| | B) | Did Brandy just say, "You are crazy." |
| | C) | Did Brandy just say,
"You are crazy"? |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated
selection. |
| | A) | "I cannot stand you any more, Ralph!" Jeanine
shouted. |
| | B) | "I cannot stand you any more, Ralph," Jeanine shouted! |
| | C) | "I cannot stand you any more, Ralph!," Jeanine shouted. |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | Martha asked me, "Do you have the correct time"? |
| | B) | Martha asked me, "Do you have the correct time?" |
| | C) | Martha asked me, "Do you have the correct time." |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | The famous Belgian detective boarded the elegant train and commanded the passengers,
"Touch nothing!" |
| | B) | The famous Belgian detective boarded the elegant train and
commanded the passengers, "Touch nothing." |
| | C) | The famous Belgian detective
boarded the elegant train and commanded the passengers, "Touch nothing"! |
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Choose the most appropriately
punctuated selection. |
| | A) | "Can anyone give me the new spelling of the
capital of Ukraine?" asked Nancy? |
| | B) | "Can anyone give me the new spelling of the
capital of Ukraine?" asked Nancy. |
| | C) | "Can anyone give me the new spelling of the
capital of Ukraine?" asked Nancy! |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | I asked whether it was true that Melvin had studied meteorology for five years but could not explain why the sky is blue? |
| | B) | Melvin has a PhD in meteorology, and you expect me to believe that he cannot explain why the sky
is blue? |
| | C) | When you told me that Melvin had studied meteorology for five years
but could not explain why the sky is blue, I asked, "Do you expect me to believe that." |
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Choose the most appropriately punctuated selection. |
| | A) | The guest speaker's opening remark was, "Does anyone have any idea why the weather pattern has changed significantly over the last twenty
years?" |
| | B) | The guest speaker's opening remark was, "Does anyone have any idea
why the weather pattern has changed significantly over the last twenty years"? |
| | C) | The guest speaker's opening remark was, "Does anyone have any idea why the weather pattern has changed significantly over the last twenty
years." |
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