Punctuation: Ellipsis, Brackets, Dashes, Hyphens and Colons

Which one is the purpose of Ellipsis?

• Enclose words to separate them from the main sentence

• Links words together to create one idea

• Add meaning in different ways

• Introduce a list

Which one is the example of Ellipsis can build suspense?

• She paused - then shouted, “Hurray!”

• You had better finish your homework or else …

• To be or not to be…is the beginning of a famous Shakespearean quotation

• Cautiously they opened the box …

Tr. Mary the English teacher teaches grade 6 students this year.

Where do you put the brackets?

• (the English teacher)

• (grade 6)

• (Tr. Mary)

• (his year)

Which one is the example of dashes?

• X-ray

• Sugar-free

• She paused -- then shouted

• Three-legged monster

Which one is the example of Colons in a story or playscript?

• My mother asks me to buy: orangers, tomatoes, and potatoes.

• Father: "What's this book about?"

• Before going out, we have to: bring hand sanitizer, wear a mask, and maintain the social distancing.

• Today we will learn: Math, English, Science and Bahasa.

It looks like a real __________ oh no!

• :

• --

• ()

• ...

Please help me ______ ! I didn't mean to cause this explosion.

• ()

• --

• ...

• :

My sister exclaimed: "It the package is here!"

Where should we put the brackets

• (exclaimed)

• (my sister)

• (the package)

• (is)

The novel The Martian Chronicles has twenty two chapters.

Where should you put the hyphen?

• the-novel

• Martian-Chronicles

• twenty-two

• twenty two-chapters

Please take these items with you____ Your chromebook, a pen, and some paper.

What punctuation is supposed to be there?

• a hyphen

• dashes

• brackets

• colons