Commas, dashes, Ellipses
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8th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.6.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“The reader was unsure about its meaning ___ it was time to check the dictionary.”
What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
comma
dashe
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.
What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
dash
comma
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.
Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?
comma
dash
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.6.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?
dash
comma
ellipsis
hyphen
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?
comma
ellipsis
hyphen
dash
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?
comma
dash
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
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