EK12 HS Parentheses, Brackets, Dashes, and Hyphens

How should the extra information in this sentence be punctuated? Choose the best answer.

Nessie—a sea creature that is rumored to exist but has never been found, supposedly comes out only during the winter.

• —a sea creature that is rumored to exist but has never been found—

• , a sea creature that is rumored to exist but has never been found -

• -a sea creature that is rumored to exist but has never been found.

• No change

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

How should the extra information in this sentence be punctuated? Choose the best answer.

Quadrupedal marsupials—having four feet—did not show a strong preference for the use of one forelimb.

• ,having four feet—

• —having four feet,

• —having four feet!

• No Change

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

connects words and numbers

• hyphen

• dash

• parentheses

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

a long line, sometimes shown as two short lines: --

• dash

• hyphen

• parenthesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

a shorter line, like this:

the most-improved student

• dash

• hyphen

• parenthesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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

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

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.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

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).

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CCSS.L.6.2A

A dash is used to identify non-essential elements or indicate an abrupt break in thought.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A