Colons, Ellipses, and Hyphens

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hyphens

• join two sentences

• connect related compound words

• indicate words have been left out

• indicate a pause or emphasis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Darby works part time at the movie theater.

• hyphen

• no hyphen

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Being a parent is a full-time job.

• hyphen

• no hyphen

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A