Question

question 15 (5 points)
if you want to declare strong feelings of surprise with a declarative sentence, you would end it with what type of punctuation?

exclamation point
period
semicolon
question mark

Explanation:

Analyze the sentence type and purpose

A declarative sentence normally ends with a period. However, when a declarative sentence is used to express strong emotion or surprise, it functions as an exclamatory statement.

Determine the appropriate punctuation

To show strong feelings of surprise, the standard punctuation mark used at the end of the sentence is an exclamation point.

Answer:

• Exclamation point (Correct answer)
• Period
• Semicolon
• Question mark