Ellipsis Test

Ellipsis Test

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5 Qs

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Ellipsis Test

Ellipsis Test

Assessment

Quiz

English

KG - University

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an ellipsis?
An ellipsis is an emoji that looks a lot like a stop sign says but says; go
An ellipsis is a series of exclamation marks (!!!) indicating a great amount of excitement
An ellipsis is a set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission
all of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Put the ellipsis in the correct place.
I know I saw my keys somewhere, but whatever.
Put the ellipsis after "somewhere" replacing "but whatever."
Put the ellipsis after "keys".
Put the ellipsis before the sentence.
The ellipsis is already there.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Are the ellipses in the right places?
“I learned this . . . : that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, . . . he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
no ellipsis needed
the sentence is too short for it to have an ellipesis
no, it needs one more before the sentences
yes the sentence is fine

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Put the ellipsis in the correct place.
After school I went to her house, which was a few blocks away, and then came home.
Put the ellipsis in front of "school".
Put the ellipsis after "blocks".
Put the ellipsis after "house" replacing "which was a few blocks away".
All of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
A. If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
B. 
I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
C. 
She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!
A and C
just B
none of them
all of them

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