Question

Part of Australia is known to the natives as The Outback.

• A. inverted commas
• B. semicolon
• C. comma
• D. hyphen

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct punctuation to use for part of Australia known to the natives as The Outback in this context is inverted commas. In English grammar, inverted commas (also known as quotation marks) are used to enclose direct speech, titles of certain works, or to highlight specific terms or phrases.

Here's why the other options are less suitable:

• Semicolon is used to link two related independent clauses, not for highlighting terms.
• Comma is used to separate elements in a list or clauses, not for enclosing names.
• Hyphen is used to join words or parts of words, not for quoting terms or names.