Half-and-Half Quiz Practice

Select the sentence that uses the half-and-half method of quotation integration correclty.

• Ismene "beg[s] the dead to forgive [her]" because she feels like she must "yield to those in authority" (Sophocles pro. 49-51).

• Ismene begs "the dead to forgive me," because she feels like she must "yield to those in authority" (Sophocles pro. 49-51).

• Ismene says that " I beg the dead to forgive me" because she feels like she must "yield to those in authority" (Sophocles pro. 49-51).

• Ismene says," I beg the dead to forgive me" because she feels like she must, "yield to those in authority" (Sophocles pro. 49-51).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Select the sentence that uses the half-and-half method correctly.

• After the prologue, the choragus describes the battle when he says, "clashed in long combat" and both died (Sophocles par.38).

• After the prologue, the choragus describes the battle between Polyneices and Eteocles, "Clashed in long combat" and both died (Sophocles par.38).

• After the prologue, the choragus describes, "Clashed in long combat" and both died (Sophocles par.38).

• After the prologue, the choragus describes the battle between Polyneices and Eteocles who "clashed in long combat" and both died (Sophocles par.38).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a half-and-half quotation?

• The quotation does NOT have to start with a capital letter.

• The quotation has to be a full sentence that can stand on its own.

• The quotation does NOT have to have a comma directly before the quote.

• The quotation has to have a citation at the end of the sentence.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How could the writer fix this half-and-half sentence:

As Creon delivers his speech to the chorus, he tells them that, "friends made at the risk of wrecking [Thebe's] ship are not real friends at all" (Sophocles i.28-30).

• Capitalize "f" in friends

• Remove "that"

• Remove the comma after "chorus"

• remove the comma after "that"

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which sentences uses the half-and-half method correctly?

• When the sentry is explaining how the other guards reacted to seeing Polyneices' body buried, he discussed how "[they] all had proof that [they] could not have done it" (Sophocles i.90).

• When the sentry is explaining how the other guards reacted to seeing Polyneices' body buried, he discussed, [They] all had proof that [they] could not have done it" (Sophocles i.90).

• When the sentry is explaining how the other guards reacted to seeing Polyneices' body buried, he discussed how, "[they] all had proof that [they] could not have done it." (Sophocles i.90).

• When the sentry is explaining how the other guards reacted to seeing Polyneices' body buried; he discussed how, "[they] all had proof that [they] could not have done it" (Sophocles i.90).

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How could this half-and-half sentence be fixed?

When Creon tells the sentry to "bring [the criminal] here," the sentry is scared for his life because Creon promises to "string you up alive" if he doesn't find the culprit (Sophocles i.123-125).

• add a comma after "to"

• capitalize the "b" in "bring"

• change "you" to "[him]"

• add a comma before "because"

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which sentence uses the half-and-half method correctly?

• When Creon arrests Antigone and Ismene, he believes that "these two sisters were aiming at my throne" (Sophocles ii.127).

• When Creon arrests Antigone and Ismene; he believes that, "these two sisters were aiming at my throne" (Sophocles ii.127).

• When Creon arrests Antigone and Ismene he believes that "These two sisters were aiming at [his] throne" (Sophocles ii.127).

• When Creon arrests Antigone and Ismene, he believes that "these two sisters were aiming at [his] throne" (Sophocles ii.127).

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses the half-and-half method correctly?

• After Antigone and Ismene are arrested, Creon instructs the guards to, "Guard them well" because "they are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming" (Sophocles ii.163-165).

• After Antigone and Ismene are arrested, Creon instructs the guards to "guard them well" because "they are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming" (Sophocles ii.163-165).

• After Antigone and Ismene are arrested, Creon instructs the guards to "Guard them well," because "they are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming" (Sophocles ii.163-165).

• After Antigone and Ismene are arrested, Creon instructs the guards to "guard them well" because, "They are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming" (Sophocles ii.163-165).

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses the half-and-half method correctly?

• Haemon approaches his father carefully, highlighting that he is Creon's son and "no marriage means more to me than your continuing wisdom" (Sophocles iii.9-10).

• Haemon approaches his father carefully; highlighting that he is Creon's son and "no marriage means more to [Haemon] than [Creon's] continuing wisdom" (Sophocles iii.9-10).

• Haemon approaches his father carefully, highlighting that he is Creon's son and "no marriage means more to [Haemon] than [Creon's] continuing wisdom" (Sophocles iii.9-10).

• Haemon approaches his father carefully; he highlights that he is Creon's son and "no marriage means more to [Haemon] than your continuing wisdom" (Sophocles iii.9-10).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How could this writer fix this half-and-half sentence?

Haemon tells his father that the people of Thebes "will tell you only what you like to hear" (Sophocles iii.60)

• remove "that the people of Thebes" and add a comma

• change both "you"s to "him"

• change both "you"s to "him" and the "like" to "likes"

• add a comma before "Thebes"

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B