Specialty Punctuation
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is used to show a sudden break (pause) 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.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is used around words that are included in a sentence to add information or to help make an idea clearer?
parentheses
quotation marks
hyphen
dash
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is correct?
The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only winning.
the 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only...winning
the 1998 yankees had one aim and one aim only - winning.
The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only - winning.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is correct?
Each Yankee player received something special - a World Series ring.
each Yankee player received something special, a World Series ring
Each yankee player received something special a World Series ring.
Each Yankee player received something special a World Series Ring.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses an ellipsis effectively?
There was a loud noise. Then, silence...
I like pizza... with pepperoni
She walked into the classroom... carrying her books.
Her mom gave an... apple to her son.
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Although I wanted to leave; I stayed until the end of the game
School has been going well so far: even though it is a wonky year.
Students were late to English class; they were cleaning up from an experiment in Science class.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A semicolon connects...
two dependent clauses
two independent clauses (aka two complete sentences)
two phrases
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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