Commas, Ellipses, & Dashes

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?

• passage of time
• an unfinished thought
• omitted text from a quotation
• a rhetorical question

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness."

• passage of time
• an unfinished thought
• omitted text from a quotation

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

"It looks like a real __________ oh no!"

• Comma

• Dash

• Ellipsis

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

“You have the right to remain_________look out!”

• Ellipsis

• Comma

• Dash

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Please grab your lacrosse stick______your jersey and your cleats_____ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.

• Ellipsis

• Comma

• Dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

He grabbed the ping pong paddle________swung it at me________ and I ducked.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

I hope to become the chairman_______earn a lot of money_______and give back to my community.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Please help me_______ please get help_______ I didn’t mean to cause this explosion.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Think back to the moment you found out that you were royalty_______ In that moment_______ in that moment_______ did you think it was a bad thing?

• Comma

• Dash

• Ellipsis

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B