Special Punctuation Review #2

Which sentence uses the correct form of a hyphen?

• She is wearing an emerald-green dress.

• Her dress is emerald-green.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a hyphen?

• I thought the comic was only mildly-amusing.

• The mildly-amusing clown thought she was funny.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a hyphen?

• The wide receiver was six-foot-one.

• The six-foot-one wide receiver made a great catch.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a hyphen?

• The teacher asked an open-ended question.

• The last question on the test was open-ended.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a hyphen?

• The children dressed-up for the dinner party.

• The dinner party was full of dressed-up children.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a dash?

• Jennifer-- is a hard worker the hardest worker I have ever seen.

• Jennifer is a hard worker the hardest worker-- I have ever seen.

• Jennifer is a hard worker--the hardest worker I have ever seen.

• Jennifer is a hard worker --the hardest-- worker I have ever seen.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a dash?

• Those boys-- the Weasley twins are always up to something.

• Those boys the Weasley twins-- are always up to something.

• Those boys the Weasley twins are always up to-- something.

• Those boys --the Weasley twins--are always up to something.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a dash?

• She recently got a promotion-- I can see why.

• She recently got --a promotion-- I can see why.

• She recently-- got a promotion I can see why.

• She recently got a promotion I can see-- why.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of a dash?

• Jonah was finally -awake from his nap after nearly two hours.

• Jonah was finally awake from his nap--after nearly two hours.

• Jonah-- was finally awake from his nap after nearly two hours.

• Jonah was finally awake from- his nap after nearly two hours.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses the correct form of the dash?

• I don't plan on leaving-- especially anytime soon.

• I don't plan-- on leaving especially anytime soon.

• I don't plan on --leaving-- especially anytime soon.

• I don't plan on leaving especially anytime--soon.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A