Ellipses for omissions
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
In the following sentence, what do the ellipses indicate?
"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness."
a question
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a pause in speech
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many points are in an ellipsis?
4
3
2
1
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“Backpacking is fun.”
“Packaged tours are too".
“Packaged tours is too".
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
In the following sentence, what do the ellipses indicate?
"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness."
a question
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a pause in speech
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses an ellipsis to show a pause in the middle of dialogue?
"Wait a minute someone stole my sandwich!" she exclaimed...
"Wait a minute...someone stole my sandwich!" she exclaimed.
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Where does the ellipses go: The recipient for the Excellence in Academics award is Marco Smith!
The recipient.... for the Excellence in Academics award is Marco Smith!
The recipient for the Excellence in Academics.... award is Marco Smith!
The recipient for the Excellence.... in Academics award is Marco Smith!
The recipient for the Excellence in Academics award is.... Marco Smith!
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is this punctuation mark?
Slash used to separate letters numbers or words
Ellipsis shows that something has been removed from a sentence
Colon introduces the information that comes after it
Hyphen from compound words
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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