Ellipses

What is an ellipsis?

• An ellipsis is an emoji that looks a lot like a stop sign says but says; go
• An ellipsis is a series of exclamation marks (!!!) indicating a great amount of excitement
• An ellipsis is a set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission
• all of the above

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Put the ellipsis in the correct place.
I know I saw my keys somewhere, but whatever.

• Put the ellipsis after "somewhere" replacing "but whatever."
• Put the ellipsis after "keys".
• Put the ellipsis before the sentence.
• The ellipsis is already there.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Are the ellipses in the right places?
“I learned this . . . : that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, . . . he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”

• no ellipsis needed
• the sentence is too short for it to have an ellipesis
• no, it needs one more before the sentences
• yes the sentence is fine

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Put the ellipsis in the correct place.
After school I went to her house, which was a few blocks away, and then came home.

• Put the ellipsis in front of "school".
• Put the ellipsis after "blocks".
• Put the ellipsis after "house" replacing "which was a few blocks away".
• All of the above

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
A. If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
B. I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
C. She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!

• A and C
• just B
• none of them
• all of them

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Complete the following sentence: A four‐dot ellipsis indicates

• that the writer is omitting the last part of a sentence that ends in a period.

• an offensive, emotional, or obscene word came at the end of the sentence.

• that the speaker being quoted was abruptly interrupted by another speaker.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Complete the following sentence: A three‐dot ellipsis indicates

• that the speaker being quoted was abruptly interrupted by another speaker.

• an offensive, emotional, or obscene word in a sentence.

• that words have been omitted, and the sentence continues after the ellipsis.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences, which most scholars consider to be the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.

One way to show that the above sentence is missing words is to write it in the following way ________

• William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences . . . the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.

• William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences; the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.

• William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences: the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

American consumers have started paying attention to what they eat. . . . and they are noticing how far their food travels to get to their dinner table.

The four‐dot ellipsis in the sentence above indicates ________

• the two sentences are closely related dependent clauses.

• the two sentences were written by the same author.

• words have been omitted between the end of the first sentence and the beginning of the second sentence.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .”

• The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .”!

• The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .?”

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B