A rhetorical question:

A Requires an answer

B Is asked for effect rather than expecting a direct answer

C Is always at the end

D Is ungrammatical

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Rhetorical questions make a point or provoke thought rather than elicit an actual response.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "A rhetorical question:" is Option B: Is asked for effect rather than expecting a direct answer.

The other options — A) Requires an answer, C) Is always at the end, D) Is ungrammatical — are incorrect for this CLEP Exam Prep question. As explained above: Rhetorical questions make a point or provoke thought rather than elicit an actual response.

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A rhetorical question:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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