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Punctuation Practice (par., ellipses, dashes, hyphens)

Authored by Kathleen Groff

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Punctuation Practice (par., ellipses, dashes, hyphens)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should the below sentence be punctuated?


Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

Newburyport- a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home.

Newburyport — small town in Massachusetts — is the place she calls home.

Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should the below sentence be punctuated?


He who shall not be named is coming up the stairs.

He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs.

He — who — shall — not — be —named is coming up the stairs.

He who shall not be named — is coming up the stairs.

No change necessary.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

3.

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.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sign do we use when two parents decide to give their child both of their last names?

comma

long dash

hyphen

ellipses

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated?


A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm.

twelve year old

twelve-year-old

twelve-year, old

twelve year-old

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would you change the red portion of the sentence?


The school trip, which is scheduled for September 12th--will involve stopping for lunch at an authentic Himalayan restaurant.

Keep AS IS

school trip which is scheduled

school trip--which is scheduled

school trip-which is scheduled

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which information in the below sentence should be offset using long dashes?


If you want to get into Princeton and everyone wants to get into Princeton you'd better get excellent grades.

get into Princeton

and everyone wants to get into Princeton

excellent

you'd better get

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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