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Specialty Punctuation

Authored by Erin Renz

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 28+ times

Specialty Punctuation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 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

hyphen

dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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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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