Hyphen, dash, parenthesis, ellipses, the apostrophe and more

Hyphen, dash, parenthesis, ellipses, the apostrophe and more

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Hyphen, dash, parenthesis, ellipses, the apostrophe and more

Hyphen, dash, parenthesis, ellipses, the apostrophe and more

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.1.1B, L.8.2A, L.11-12.2A

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Standards-aligned

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What follows the apostrophe when forming the possessive of a singular noun?

S

Ownership

X

St

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What follows the apostrophe when forming the possessive of a plural noun?

Nothing if the plural ends in s

Another s

Apostrophe s if the plural does not end in s

Plural nouns don’t own anything

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When working on the computer use _______ for the titles of books, plays, movies, television series, magazine, and newspapers. If you are working by hand _____ these titles.

Bold letters

Shine a light on the paper with

Italics

Underline

Underlines

Highlight

Italics

Don’t emphasize

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

________ indicate a sudden break or change in thought.

A blank stare into space

Eclipses

Dashes

Hyphens

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

True or false?

It is true that ellipses can be used to indicate an omission (words left out) of a sentence, and to indicate a pause in a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

_______ show supplementary, or additional material or set off phrases in a stronger way than commas.

Dashes

Baracades

Road blocks

Parenthesis

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Hyphens are used between compound

Numbers

Sentences

Problems

Complex sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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