Which line of dialogue is written correctly?

"I have made up my mind," she said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

"I have made up my mind." She said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?

“I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”

“I can’t stand that . . . girl."

“I can’t stand that girl . . ."

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects." Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."

An ellipsis is used to ___.

pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

An ellipsis is used to ___.

pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

Which sentence uses a COMMA correctly to set off names in direct address?

Would you please be quiet, Lupe?

Lupe would you, please, be quiet?

Would you, please be quiet Lupe?

Which sentence uses COMMAS correctly to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of the sentence?

Justin, who lives down the street from me, is going to be at the party.

Justin who lives down the street from me, is going, to be at the party.

Justin, who lives down the street from me is going to be at the party.

Choose the answer that uses em dashes correctly in the sentence. The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results

The only thing Felix could do-- if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results

The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results.

The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

The only thing-- Felix --could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

Which is the correct way to use the dash in the following sentence: The Beatles (the most famous rock band in history) were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles, the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles - the most famous rock band in history; were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band-- in history were from England.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"It looks like a real __________ oh no!"

Comma

Dash

Ellipsis

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please grab your lacrosse stick__your jersey and your cleats_ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.

Ellipsis

Comma

Dash

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ghosts gathered__ goblins arrived_ witches descended.

Comma

Ellipsis

Dash

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

comma

dash

ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

comma

dash

ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

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Dash Commas Ellipsis

"It looks like a real __________ oh no!"

Please grab your lacrosse stick______your jersey and your cleats_____ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.

Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.

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

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

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

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

Which line of dialogue is written correctly?

Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

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Please grab your lacrosse stick__your jersey and your cleats_ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.

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A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?