Hyphens, Dashes, Parenthesis, and Ellipses

In what circumstance are hyphens used?

• forming compound words

• separating ideas or thoughts

Which of the following options uses proper punctuation?

• I saw a duck billed platypus at the city-zoo.
• I saw a duck-billed platypus at the city zoo.
• I saw a duck-billed-platypus at the city zoo.
• I saw a duck billed platypus--at the city zoo.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which of the following options uses proper punctuation?

• The blond-haired boy loved the beach--until he was stung by a jellyfish.
• The blond--haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jelly-fish.
• The blond haired boy loved the beach--until he was stung--by a jellyfish.
• The blond-haired boy loved the beach--until--he was stung by a jellyfish.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is equivalent to the phrase: "Coach Z--who guided his team to the championship--was given a contract extension."

• Coach Z.  Who guided his team to the championship.  Was given a contract extension.
• Coach Z (who guided his team to the championship) was given a contract extension.
• Coach Z: who guided his team to the championship; was given a contract extension.
• Coach Z-who guided his team to the championship-was given a contract extension.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence: Mr. Jones is eighty three years old.

• Mr. Jones
• eighty-three
• eighty-three-years
• years-old

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence: That recipe calls for one fourth cup of flour.

• That-recipe
• for-one
• one-fourth
• one-fourth-cup

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence: Mrs. Lindsey likes to drink coffee in the afternoon for a pick me up. 

• to-drink-coffee
• in-the-afternoon
• after-noon
• pick-me-up

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

After what word should a dash be placed in the following sentence?: Mr. Wilder completed his first marathon he really did!

• Mr. Wilder--

• completed--

• marathon--

• really--

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CCSS.L.6.2A

My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

• fast-acting
• fast-acting-medicine
• acting-medicine
• Correct as is

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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CCSS.L.8.2A