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Review: Identifying Punctuation Errors, Answer 7.1

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Question:
Aaron asked the counsellor if there were many job opportunities for music teachers and if he would have to leave the province to get a good position?
Answer:
The answer correct is not correct.
Explanation:
You should punctuate the sentence as follows:
Answer:
Aaron asked the counsellor if there were many job opportunities for music teachers and if he would have to leave the province to get a good position.
The sentence is an indirect question and therefore needs a period at the end, not a question mark.