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Hyphens & Parentheses

Authored by Julie Mancini

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 111+ times

Hyphens & Parentheses
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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

connects words and numbers

hyphen

dash

parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

sets off dates and ideas that aren't important

parentheses

dash

hyphen

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

fast-acting

fast-acting-medicine

acting-medicine

NO CHANGE

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The novel The Martian Chronicles has twenty two chapters.

twenty-two

twenty-two-chapters

novel-The Martian Chronicles

NO CHANGE

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.
No change necessary.
There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian —American communities these days

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following uses parentheses correctly?

All of my life (all 12 years) has been in Georgia.
All of my life (all 12 years has) been in Georgia.
All (of my life) all 12 years has been in Georgia.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following uses parentheses correctly?

My worst (subject Math) is getting easier.
My worst subject (Math) is getting easier.
My worst subject Math (is getting easier).

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

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