Which of the Following Is True About Standards for Punctuation

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about standards for punctuation in business writing?

• A) The period should not be used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence.
• B) The period should be used to indicate the end of an imperative statement.
• C) Periods should not be used after abbreviations or initials.
• D) A quotation within a quotation should not be enclosed with double quotation marks.
• E) The titles of whole publications should not be italicized or underlined if one is handwriting.

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