Colons, Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly?

• a well-traveled man

• re-cover after work

• my red Tshir-t

• four-teen desks

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which phrase uses a hyphen incorrectly?

• chocolate-covered peanuts

• make a U-turn

• sixty-four years

• he is thirteen-years-old

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly?

• bring Halye the lawn-mower

• for-ty days of school for Aidan

• twenty-first century books for Leah

• math-class for Ari

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• Bob Johnson is too self confident for his own good.

• Bob Johnson is too self-confident for his own good.

• Bob Johnson is too-self-confident for his own good.

• Bob Johnson is too-self confident for his own good.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

• Mrs. Rosenthal (my science) teacher is great.

• Mrs. Rosenthal my (science teacher) is great.

• Mrs. Rosenthal (my science teacher) is great.

• Mrs. Rosenthal (my science teacher is great).

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which dash is used correctly?

• The museums, the culture, the food - this is what brought them to France.

• The museums, the culture, the food this is - what brought them to France.

• The museums, the culture, the food this is what brought them to - France.

• The museums, the culture, - the food this is what brought them to France.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which definition is correct?

• A dash makes a two-word adjective.

• A dash is a break in a sentence.

• A hyphen is for unnecessary info.

• A hyphen is a break in a sentence.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which is true about colons?

• They are used to end a list.

• They can be used to introduce a list.

• They are used between all items in a list.

• They can be used instead of a comma when listing things.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is correct?

• I need to go to the store for: milk, bananas, and eggs.

• I need milk, bananas, and eggs: at the store.

• I need: milk bananas, and eggs.

• I need these items at the store: milk, bananas, and eggs.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is correct?

• The College of New Jersey -TCNJ is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey TCNJ is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey: TCNJ: is where I went to school.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B