Semicolons, Colons, and Other Punctuation

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• I have one goal: to win the race.

• I have one goal; to win the race.

• I have one goal. To win the race.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What is used to show a pause in dialogue or to show that words or sentences have been left out? (HINT: ...)

• comma

• space

• hyphen

• ellipses

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• The artwork has her favorite colors; blue, purple, and green.

• The artwork has her favorite colors: blue, purple, and green.

• The artwork has her favorite colors. Blue, purple, and green.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?

• hyphen

• dash

• quotation mark

• a breath

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• John F. Kennedy said it best. “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

• John F. Kennedy said it best; “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

• John F. Kennedy said it best: “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What is used around words that are included in a sentence to add information or to help make an idea clearer?

• parentheses

• quotation marks

• hypehn

• dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• My group presentation is tomorrow; I can’t stay up late tonight.

• My group presentation is tomorrow: I can’t stay up late tonight.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

How would you hyphenate the word goober at the end of a line?

• goo-ber

• go-ober

• goob-er

• Correct as is.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• I did not finish reading Frankenstein: I watched my favorite TV show instead.

• I did not finish reading Frankenstein; I watched my favorite TV show instead.

• I did not finish reading Frankenstein, I watched my favorite TV show instead.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.

• Yester-day

• my-cousin

• twenty-five

• turn-ed

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A