Question

Select the option that correctly punctuates the given line:
Help Please screamed Jane

• A. "Help! Please!" screamed Jane.
• B. Help! Please? screamed Jane
• C. Help Please! screamed Jane
• D. No change

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Option A - As the sentence is spoken by Jane, we must use double inverted commas to show the dialogue. Also, 'Please?' is not a question, hence no question mark should be used here. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - As the sentence is spoken by Jane, we must use double inverted commas to show the dialogue. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Help' and 'Please' are both said when a person is in shock or shocked and hence these words should have exclamation marks. Also, the dialogue should be written in the double inverted commas. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option B - Both the words 'help' and 'please' have exclamation marks after them and are written in the double inverted commas to explain the dialogue that is spoken by Jane. Thus option B is the correct answer.

"Help! Please!" screamed Jane.