Question

lesson 73
end punctuation: period, exclamation point, and
question mark
use a period at the end of a declarative sentence and at the end of a polite command.
declarative sentence: the computer room is at the end of the hall.
polite command: please close the door when you leave the room.
use an exclamation point to show strong feeling and indicate a forceful command.
oh, my gosh! what a great jacket! watch out! jump!
use a question mark to indicate a direct question.
who knows the answer to the riddle? is this the right bus stop?
do not place a question mark after an indirect question (one that has been reworded so that it is part of a declarative sentence).
jason wondered whether he would be accepted into the program.
she asked if she could hand in her paper early.
exercise 1. place a check in the blank next to each sentence that has correct end punctuation.
✓ where are we going after the game?
____ 1. most people have heard of the nobel prize.
____ 2. six prizes are given each year to outstanding people in various fields!
____ 3. the six fields are physics, medicine or physiology, literature, chemistry, peace, and economics.
____ 4. do you know which one is the most recently created.
____ 5. the economics prize was awarded for the first time in 1969!
____ 6. the other prizes have been given for more than 90 years?
____ 7. the prizes were created by a swedish industrialist and inventor named alfred nobel!
____ 8. nobel, who lived from 1833 to 1896, became fascinated by explosives when he was working in his father’s factory in russia.
____ 9. the young alfred invented a process in which an explosive called nitroglycerine could be exploded in a controlled situation?
unit 12 punctuation, abbreviations, and numbers 245

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence based on the punctuation rules (period for declarative/polite command, exclamation for strong feeling/forceful command, question mark for direct question):

1. "Most people have heard of the Nobel Prize." – Declarative, period correct. ✔️
2. "Six prizes are given each year to outstanding people in various fields!" – This is a declarative statement (no strong feeling/forceful command), so exclamation is wrong. ❌
3. "The six fields are physics, medicine or physiology, literature, chemistry, peace, and economics." – Declarative, period correct. ✔️
4. "Do you know which one is the most recently created." – It’s a direct question (embedded), so should end with? not.. ❌
5. "The economics prize was awarded for the first time in 1969!" – Declarative, exclamation wrong. ❌
6. "The other prizes have been given for more than 90 years?" – Declarative, question mark wrong. ❌
7. "The prizes were created by a Swedish industrialist and inventor named Alfred Nobel!" – Declarative, exclamation wrong. ❌
8. "Nobel, who lived from 1833 to 1896, became fascinated by explosives when he was working in his father’s factory in Russia." – Declarative, period correct. ✔️
9. "The young Alfred invented a process in which an explosive called nitroglycerine could be exploded in a controlled situation?" – Declarative, question mark wrong. ❌

Answer:

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