Commas, Dashes, Ellipses

Choose the correct sentence or sentences.

• Even though my brother hates ping pong; I can't get enough of it.

• Even though my brother hates ping pong, I can't get enough of it.

• Even though my brother hates ping pong. I can't get enough of it.

• I can't get enough of ping pong but my brother hates it.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How old are you

• .
• ?
• !

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Wow that movie was AWESOME

• .
• ?
• !

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which one of the following marks represents a comma:

• ?

• :

• !

• .

• ,

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correct combination of punctuation marks:

Imaan shouted to Lauren_ "Pass the ball_".

• , and !

• . and ?

• ? and :

• : and !

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Fill in the missing punctuation mark:

Rebecca's mom went to the shop and bought eggs _ bread _ milk and sweets.

• ?

• ,

• .

• :

• !

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

A(n) ___ is used to set off direct quotations OR to separate 2 or more adjectives

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

• If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.

• If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

A comma is used to do all of the following except __. 

• to separate a subordinate clause from an independent clause at the start of a complex sentence
• to shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases
• to separate items in a series or a list
• to combine 2 independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A