True or False: 1. Ellipses show hesitation, pause, interruption, or an omitted portion of a cited quote.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

True or False: An em dash and an en dash are the same thing, and it doesn’t matter which one you type.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

True or False: 1. A hyphen joins two words together into one concept (like “well-being” or “two-thirds”).

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

True or False: The en dash is for little connections (like “pre-WWI” or “pages 175-176”), while an em dash shows longer breaks, such as interruptions in a sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? "Her dog -- the golden retriever -- started begging for treats."

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? "The pre-civil war era is discussed in the textbook on pages 5-9. "

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? "Dr. Miller...Hardin published her newest best-selling book about rocket science. "

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? “Hey… don’t I know you from somewhere?”

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? She poured 23 cups of flour into the dough instead of two--thirds, and the oven exploded.

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Is the following text evidence cited correctly? “Bieber’s reckless antics have sparked an uncomfortable dialogue over whether some foreigners who act up on U.S. soil are treated differently than others... even for what some consider mild infractions”(Navarrette 2014).

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D