Colons, Ellipses, and Hyphens
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English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should the below sentence be punctuated?
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation is located—in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard, one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences correctly indicates a pause in the sentence?
"I really think I belong there...where the wild things are."
"I really think I belong there—where the wild things are."
"I really think I belong there-where the wilder things are."
"I really think I belong there (where the wild things are)."
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.
Yester-day
my-cousin
twenty-five
turn-ed
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of punctuation is used to join two words into one, clarify words, and divide words at the end of a line?
dash
comma
ellipses
hyphen
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Insert a hyphen in the following sentence: The heart pounding ending left me breathless.
The heart-pounding ending left me breathless.
The heart pounding-ending left me breathless.
The heart-pounding-ending left me breathless.
The heart pounding ending left me breath-less.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
In the following sentence, what do the ellipses indicate?
"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness."
a question
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a pause in speech
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An ellipsis does not show
the passage of time
that some words have been left out
a list is being introduced
a thought has not been finished
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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