Commas Dashes Ellipsis

What type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

• hyphen

A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

Which sentence uses a DASH correctly to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone?

• I was glad to be home - until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad - to be home until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad to be home until I saw - the bill in the mailbox.

“The reader was unsure about its meaning ___ it was time to check the dictionary.”

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• comma

• dashe

• ellipsis

Insert dashes where needed, if needed.
The first time I went skating and the time I first  broke my leg is when I broke up with my girlfriend.

• The first time I went skating--and the time I first broke my leg--was when I broke up with my girlfriend.

• The first time I went skating and the time I first broke my leg was when I broke up with my girlfriend.

• The first time I went skating and the time I first broke my leg was-- when I broke up with my girlfriend.

• The first time I went--skating--and the time I first--broke my leg was when--I broke up with my girlfriend.

He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.

Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

Which rule is NOT one of the reasons why a comma is used?

• to set off items in a series

• to connect two sentences when using a FANBOY

• to show the passage of time

• to set off nonessential words

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."

Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

• A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."

• A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."

Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate items in a list?

• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea or, coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot, chocolate, hot tea or coffee to drink.