Dashes, Hyphens, Ellipses

If you have to OMIT or take out information from a sentence, you should use_______.

• an ellipsis (...)

• a dash

• a hyphen

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

If you had a compound word that you needed to separate, you would use_______.

• an ellipses (...)

• a dash (--)

• a hyphen (-)

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

If you had extra information to ADD to a sentence, you would use_______.

• an ellipsis (...)

• a dash or dashes (--)

• a hyphen (-)

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

If you wanted to show an unfinished thought while writing a sentence, you would use_______.

• an ellipsis (...)

• a dash

• a hyphen

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

If you wanted to skip over words when citing direct evidence you would use _______.

• an ellipsis

• a hyphen

• a dash

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

If you wanted to show a long pause while writing a sentence, you would use_______.

• an ellipsis

• a dash

• a hyphen

This sentence from Night shows_____ using an ellipsis.

"We mustn't give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages..."

• a pause

• an unfinished thought

• skipping over some words in a direct quote

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

This sentences from Night shows_______ with the ellipsis.

"Yes, I did see this, with my own eyes...children thrown into the flames."

• a pause

• an unfinished thought

• skipping over some words in a direct quote

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

According to Dr. DeVries, "Moisturizer is good for the skin because it protects the skin barrier and... keeps your skin healthy" (145).

The ellipsis shows_________.

• a pause

• an unfinished thought

• skipping over some words in a direct quote

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which one correctly shows the omission of information?

Think about which one makes the most sense as a complete sentence even with the missing information.

• “His class visited the space museum. . . .”

• “His class visited the new museum . . . the old museum.”

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B