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Hyphens, Dashes and Semicolons

Authored by Marcus Cheong

English

5th Grade

Used 3+ times

Hyphens, Dashes and Semicolons
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of a hyphen (-)?

To join two sentences together

To join two paragraphs together

To join two words together

2.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What punctuation do you use to join two words together?

(a)  

3.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When two words are joined together, it is known as a:

(a)  

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of these are purposes of dashes (-)?

a dramatic pause leading to a climax

an aside or comment

additional information

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

My father - a true gourmet - never eats fast food.

A dramatic pause

Add additional information

An aside or comment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

I would like to travel to Romania - the country with castles.

A dramatic pause

Add additional information

An aside or comment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

I looked up and there it was - a dinosaur.

A dramatic pause

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An aside or comment

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