Em Dash

Their dates Mike, Felix, and Chris have not secured their outfits yet.

• No change

• dates--Mike, Felix, and Chris--have

• dates--Mike, Felix, and Chris have

• dates: Mike, Felix, and Chris have

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2

Colleges for the most part look for well-rounded applicants.

• No change

• Colleges: for the most part,

• Colleges, for the most part

• Colleges--for the most part--

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Select the correctly puncted version of the sentence below.

Nido a school with a great reputation follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido—a school with a great reputation—follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido a school with a great reputation, follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido - a school with a great reputation - follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which is the best use of the em dash

• My teacher--Ms Laurence--loves shoes!

• My teacher--Ms Laurence loves shoes

• My--teacher--Ms Laurence--loves shoes

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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

Which is the correct way to use the dash in the following:
She knew who would try out for competition cheer and they were Madi, Kendalyn, and Abigail.

• She knew who would try out for competition cheer and they were Madi - Kendalyn - Abigail.
• She knew who would try out for competition cheer - and they were Madi, Kendalyn, and Abigail.
• She knew who would try out for competition cheer and they were Madi - Kendalyn, and Abigail.
• She knew who would try out for competition cheer - Madi, Kendalyn, and Abigail.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A