Dash
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the dash used correctly in the sentence?
"Children-be careful when you" BAM!
Yes
No
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a function of the dash?
Interrupt sentence structure
A pair of dashes acts like parenthesis
A dash can be used like a colon
A dash omits information
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do dashes add to sentences?
Drama
Whisper
less emphasis
less attention
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dash or no dash?
I've been dreaming of my favorite ice cream all day.
I've been dreaming of my favorite — ice cream all day.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How should the below sentence be punctuated?Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.
Newburyport- a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home.
Newburyport — small town in Massachusetts — is the place she calls home.
Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.
Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where should the dash go in the following sentence: Jessie’s aunt arrives at the airport today her letter said she would.
After today
After airport
No dashes needed
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where should the dash go in the following sentence: The first basemen got into the professional league when he was twenty he’s always been extremely talented.
After Twenty
After League
No dashes needed
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
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