Dashes and Hyphens

Quiz
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
+1
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence is correct?
After three weeks, the jury finally reached a verdict guilty.
After three weeks, the jury finally reached: a verdict guilty.
After three weeks, the jury finally reached a - verdict guilty.
After three weeks, the jury finally reached a verdict - guilty.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase uses a hyphen incorrectly?
chocolate-covered peanuts
make a U-turn
sixty-four years
he is thirteen-years-old
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: Dad told us____Bob, Jerry, and Jack____to take out the trash.
Hyphen
Dash
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: Underneath the porch was____I'm not kidding____the hugest rattlesnake I've ever seen!
Hyphen
Dash
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A dash is
longer than a hyphen
shorter than a hyphen
the same length as a hyphen
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A hyphen is used two join words together or separate words at the end of a line.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A dash is used to identify non-essential elements or indicate an abrupt break in thought.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
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