Dashes with Nonessential Elements (Jan 20)

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

He is afraid of two things spiders and dancing in public.

• - afraid of two things -

• - of two things -

• He is afraid of two things -

• - spiders and dancing in public.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

Allison bought all the necessary supplies to adopt a new dog a leash, pet carrier, and paperwork.

• after necessary

• after Allison ang after supplies

• after dog

• after dog and after paperword

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

The house next to ours the all brick house burned to the ground yesterday.

• after ours

• after ours and after brick house

• after brick house and after ground

• after burned

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

I know we're in a pickle as my granny use to say.

• after know

• after know and after pickle

• after pickle

• aftr pickle and after say

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

Mark Jones the really quiet kid won the Scrabble National Championship.

• after Mark Jones and after kid

• after kid

• after kid and after Championship

• after Championship

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Where should dashes be placed in the sentence?

You are the one who helped me the only one.

• after you and after the one

• after helped me

• after helped me and after only one

• No dashes are needed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

This sentence is punctutated correctly.

My new shoes - which a didn't even want anymore - were delivered after two months.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

This sentence is punctuated correctly.

When I discovered the errors⁠—all 124 of them⁠—I rewrote my essay.

• True

• False

This sentence is punctuated correctly.

All members of the team - as you know must attend the awards banguet.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

This sentence is puctuated correctly.

Things have changed a lot his year - mostly for the better.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A