
Ellipses for omissions
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?
After school I went to her house, which was a few blocks away, and then came home.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where should an ellipsis be inserted in the following sentence: "“You can’t blame me,” he stammered"?
After "me,"
After "blame,"
After "can’t,"
No ellipsis needed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?
comma
ellipsis
hyphen
dash
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses an ellipsis correctly?
Hmm...let me think about how I want to answer that question.
Hmm let me think...about how I want to answer that question.
Hmm...let me think...about how I want to answer that question.
Hmm let me think about...how I want to answer that question.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Give an example of a sentence using an ellipsis for effect.
I went to the store... and bought some milk
She said she would be here at 5... but it's already 6
The cat... jumped over the fence
I waited for hours, but she never showed up...
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the BEST way to punctuate the pause in the sentence.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I was hoping that we might . . . well, in the end, I guess, it didn't matter what I hoped because it wasn't meant to be.
passage of time
an unfinished thought
missing words from a quotation
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