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Punctuation (Hyphens, Dashes, Parenthesis, Ellipses)

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8th Grade

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Punctuation (Hyphens, Dashes, Parenthesis, Ellipses)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is used to show a pause in dialogue or to show that words or sentences have been left out? (HINT: ...)

comma

space

hyphen

ellipses

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?

hyphen

dash

quotation mark

a breath

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is used around words that are included in a sentence to add information or to help make an idea clearer?

parentheses

quotation marks

hypehn

dash

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How would you hyphenate the word goober at the end of a line?

goo-ber

go-ober

goob-er

Correct as is.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Pick the correct use of ellipses in the sentence:

It is not much more than sand pressed tightly together and mixed with clay, which acts as a kind of cement.

It is . . . sand pressed tightly together and . . . acts as a kind of cement.

It...acts as a kind of cement.

It is not much more than sand . . . mixed with clay.

It is . . . more than sand . . . mixed with clay.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.

Yester-day

my-cousin

twenty-five

turn-ed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is used to divide words at the end of a line and to form compound words?

dash

comma

ellipses

hyphen

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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