
Dashes for abrupt breaks
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The homerun ball smashed through—the neighbor's window—and rolled into the living room.
—the neighbor's window?
the neighbor's window—
the neighbor's window
No Change
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
When do you use dashes?
Beginning of the Sentence
End of the Sentence
Whenever you want to
Both A and B
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
I can use dashes and parentheses for parenthetical elements
yes
no
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?
If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.
If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Adding to the drama, Joe according to the rumor mill — stole Alfonso's girlfriend.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the dash in this sentence?
My cousins—Oliver, Harry, and Lyra—cannot attend my birthday party.
interruption
additional information
pause
after thought
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
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