Colons, Dashes, Ellipsis

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 emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought.

• comma

• ellipsis

• dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

Which sentence uses a DASH correctly to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone?

• I was glad to be home - until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad - to be home until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad to be home until I saw - the bill in the mailbox.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

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

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

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."

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• period

• comma

• ellipsis

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An ellipsis is used to ___.

• shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases
• pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
• indicate an incomplete thought
• all answers are correct

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Colon or semicolon?

• My dog is fat; he eats too much food.

• My dog is fat: he eats too much food.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Colon or no colon?

• My favorite cake is made of: carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing.

• My favorite cake is made of carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B