Use Ellipses Appropriately

Quiz
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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
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!
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?
quotation from books, speeches, and newspaper
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
an exclamation (say something loudly)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness." What do the ellipses indicate?
quotation
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?
I should not have said that.
...I's sorry
I should not have said that ...I'm sorry.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How to change the following sentence by using ellipses?
The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band which wore blue uniforms.
The parade had clowns, floats and ... which wore blue uniforms.
The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band ...
The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band ....
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which punctuation have we been reviewing that should go in place of the blanks?
Please help me_______ please get help_______ I didn’t mean to cause this explosion.
Comma
Ellipsis
Dash
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