Commas, dashes, Ellipses

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.8.2A

“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

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CCSS.L.8.2A

He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.

Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

• hyphen

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?

• comma

• ellipsis

• hyphen

• dash

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which rule is NOT one of the reasons why a comma is used?

• to set off items in a series

• to connect two sentences when using a FANBOY

• to show the passage of time

• to set off nonessential words

Complete the sentence.

I would like to visit Hawaii, ____ I have no money.

• and

• for

• yet

• so

Complete the sentence.

I need to save money for my trip, _____ I will get a job.

• and

• nor

• but

• so

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CCSS.W.8.1C