Comma or no comma?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me whether I use should use a comma or colon after the word "ask"?
Instruct stundents to
• combine two red paper clips and show it to the teacher. (Ask, : what it is? Is this an atom or something else?)
• write the formula of....
Thanks!
Top answer
You don't need any punctuation there, and you don't need the question mark either: Ask what it is. Is it an atom or something else? In the second sentence "it" seems better than "this".
- You don't need any punctuation there, and you don't need the question mark either: Ask what it is.
- Is it an atom or something else?
- In the second sentence "it" seems better than "this".
- I would put a colon after "Instruct students to", and you have a typo in the word "students".
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You don't need any punctuation there, and you don't need the question mark either:
Ask what it is. Is it an atom or something else?
In the second sentence "it" seems better than "this".
I would put a colon after "Instruct students to", and you have a typo in the word "students".
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