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Colon, Semi-Colon, Parentheses, and Dashes

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

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Colon, Semi-Colon, Parentheses, and Dashes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct sentence.

The loudspeaker crackled; "The 5:30 p.m. flight to New York is now boarding."

The loudspeaker crackled, "The 5:30 p.m. flight to New York is now boarding."

The loudspeaker crackled: "The 5:30 p.m. flight to New York is now boarding."

The loudspeaker crackled "The 5:30 p.m. flight to New York is now boarding."

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a long line, sometimes shown as two short lines: --

dash

hyphen

parenthesis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

My little brother-- who annoys everyone will not be there-- tonight.

My little brother--who annoys everyone--will not be there tonight.

My little--brother who annoys--everyone will not be there tonight.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which is the correct way to use the dash in the following sentence: The Beatles (the most famous rock band in history) were from England.

The Beatles, the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles - the most famous rock band in history; were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band-- in history were from England.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Colons, semi-colons and dashes go between independent clauses in a sentence.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

True or false? A semi-colon marks a longer pause than a colon.

True

False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

True or false? You can use a dash to show a moment of surprise or drama.

True

False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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