Errors in the use of punctuation marks - Use of Quotation Marks and Terminal Punctuation
the answer is a.
A."What is my name?" Rumpelstiltskin asked the miller's daughter.
B.Next week the class is going to study folk songs and spirituals that we learned as children: "Sweet Betsy from Pike," Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and "Shenandoah."
C.Were you aware that Emperor Augustus Caesar, who died in A.D. 14, was born in 63 B.C.?
D.Children enjoy growing and eagerly seek "new" experiences.
Nope, A is correctly done.
Its B?
The error in the use of punctuation marks in these sentences is with the placement of quotation marks and terminal punctuation.
A. The sentence correctly uses quotation marks to indicate dialogue, but it is missing a terminal punctuation mark at the end. The correct version would be: "What is my name?" Rumpelstiltskin asked the miller's daughter.
B. The sentence correctly uses quotation marks to indicate the titles of folk songs and spirituals. However, there is a missing comma before the closing quotation mark after "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." The correct version would be: "Sweet Betsy from Pike," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and "Shenandoah."
C. The sentence correctly uses quotation marks to indicate the title of a book. There are no errors in the placement of quotation marks and terminal punctuation.
D. The sentence correctly uses quotation marks to indicate a word used in a specific context. However, there is a missing terminal punctuation mark at the end. The correct version would be: Children enjoy growing and eagerly seek "new" experiences.
So, the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and terminal punctuation is option A: "What is my name?" Rumpelstiltskin asked the miller's daughter.