Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.
She asked her mother whether she could eat a slice of cake?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. cake,
• C. cake.
• D. cake;

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

cake.

According to general rule, a direct question takes a question mark at the end whereas, a period is used at the end of an indirect sentence. The given sentence is in indirect form. Thus, the correct answer is Option C.

Option A is incorrect - A question mark is used after a direct question.

Option B and D are incorrect as, comma and semi colon cannot be used to mark an end to a sentence.