PMDC Verified Question 5 of 99
Identify the sentence among the following which is punctuated correctly:
A
The teaching staff asked the principal what time the meeting would start.
B
The teaching staff asked the principal: "What time would the meeting start"?
C
The teaching staff asked the principal, "What time would the meeting start?"
D
The teaching staff asked the principal; "What time would the meeting start?"
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option A: The teaching staff asked the principal what time the meeting would start.
Concept: Indirect Statement Punctuation.

Solution: Indirect questions end in a full stop without quotation marks.

Why other options are incorrect:
  • Options B, C, & D: Incorrectly format indirect questions as direct quotes or misplace punctuation.

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