what makes the direct speech errors? could you help me carry this basket? i ask.
a.reporting verb should be capitalized
b.absence of question mark("") in the reporting speech
c.there should be no question mark in between the reporting speech and reporting verb
d.the sentence is correct. no error
Answers & Comments
Answer:
B. absence of question mark("") in the reporting speech
Explanation:
It should be "Could you help me carry this basket?" I ask. Since it is a speech.
- Quotations marks (" ") are a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word.
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Answer:
A yata
Explanation: