Dashes & Hyphens

Dashes & Hyphens

9th - 12th Grade

17 Qs

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Dashes & Hyphens

Dashes & Hyphens

Assessment

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.11-12.2A, L.6.2A, L.8.2A

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 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

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles, instead.

No change necessary.
She has stopped buying 2—liter bottles and has started buying 0.5—liter bottles, instead.
She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead.
She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles - instead.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Nido a school with a great reputation follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

Nido—a school with a great reputation—follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido a school with a great reputation, follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido - a school with a great reputation - follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido—a school with a great reputation — follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

6.

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, a 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.

7.

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

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