Bonus- Ellipsis, Comma

Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Please grab your lacrosse stick______your jersey and your cleats_____ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.

• Ellipsis

• Comma

• Dash

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which line of dialogue is written correctly?

• "I have made up my mind." She said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

• "I have made up my mind," she said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

Tags

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

Which sentence uses COMMAS correctly to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of the sentence?

• Justin who lives down the street from me, is going, to be at the party.

• Justin, who lives down the street from me is going to be at the party.

• Justin, who lives down the street from me, is going to be at the party.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The principal walked into the classroom and pointed at Michael . . . it wasn't until they were in the principal's office that Michael found out why.

Why is the ellipsis used in this sentence?

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• to show words missing from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

My cell phone in its blue case seems to vanish into my backpack whenever it rings.

Which punctuation mark should be used to set off the words in bold print?

• commas

• dashes

• ellipses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Ms. Frazier ____ my favorite teacher ___ teaches

English at Schofield Middle School.

What punctuation marks should go in the blanks?

• dashes

• ellipses

• commas

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What should replace the * in the sentence?
The seagull took your lunch * right?

• dash
• semicolon
• ellipses
• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A