Dash and Ellipsis
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“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
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.
What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
dash
comma
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.
Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?
comma
dash
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rule is NOT one of the reasons why an ellipsis is used?
to show the passage of time
to indicate that words are missing
to join a compound word
to show an incomplete thought
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.
dash
comma
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.
period
comma
dash
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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