Specialty Punctuation

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

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

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

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

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

A semicolon connects...

• two dependent clauses

• two independent clauses (aka two complete sentences)

• two phrases

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

True or False: You always capitalize after a semicolon.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

• I heard the news: We were going to get a new pet.

• I heard the news. We were: going to get a new pet.

• I heard: the news. We were going to get a new pet.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I need you to pick up the following things at the store ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A