Question

Choose the most appropriate option that punctuates the sentence well :

• A. The professor demanded, “What makes you think that ‘discredited’ or ‘repudiated’ are synonymous with defeated ?”
• B. The professor demanded, “What makes you think that ‘discredited’ or ‘repudiated’ are synonymous with ‘defeated’ ?
• C. The professor demanded, “What makes you think that, ‘discredited’ or repudiated are synonymous with ‘defeated’ ?”
• D. The professor demanded, “What makes you think that ‘discredited’ or ‘repudiated’ are synonymous with ‘defeated’ ?”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The correct option for punctuating the sentence appropriately is:

The professor demanded, “What makes you think that ‘discredited’ or ‘repudiated’ are synonymous with ‘defeated’ ?”

This choice is the most suitable because:

• The punctuation within the quotation marks is consistent; both instances of the term being compared and the term itself each have single quotation marks (‘’), which is necessary to indicate words being discussed rather than used in context.
• The question mark is placed correctly inside the final quotation mark, adhering to the rule that punctuation marks at the end of a sentence should be placed inside quotation marks if they are part of the quoted material.
• The initial capital letter in “What” indicates the beginning of the quoted question, maintaining correct sentence structure.