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Uses of the Ellipsis

Authored by Kevin Simmons

English

7th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Uses of the Ellipsis
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"I couldn't help noticing..." Mark's voice trailed off.

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
I trained...and rained...we thought it would never stop.

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
Without even being asked, Mary told us, "The tickets are cheap...but I still can't really recommend the performance."

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
The clock chimed...and then chimed again...she counted sheep...and still Eloise could not sleep.

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"I can't stand that girl," Olive said. " She's so... I hate her!"

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"With the factory... the town's economy declined rapidly."

passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

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