More Advanced Punctuation

Critics found the early portion of the Broadway production delightful, however, the second half was a major disappointment.

• NO CHANGE

• delightful, similarly, the second

• delightful; however, the second

• delightfully, and secondly

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The program began, in 2009, a year after Hayden Davis became the first National Merit Scholar.

• NO CHANGE

• began in 2009, a year

• began in 2009; a year

• began in 2009 a year

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

I love the game of basketball, however, I don't play it myself.

• NO CHANGE

• basketball: however,

• basketball however,

• basketball; however,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The tribe was left without food for weeks the members had no choice but to resort to cannibalism.

• NO CHANGE

• weeks, the

• weeks; the

• weeks--the

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Ready for the journey of a lifetime the boy hopped on the spaceship.

• NO CHANGE

• lifetime; the

• lifetime, the

• lifetime: the

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I always carry two items, a wallet and a phone.

• NO CHANGE

• items; a wallet

• items: a wallet

• items a wallet

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The patient lifted up his sleeve; revealing a deep scar on his forearm.

• NO CHANGE

• sleeve revealing

• sleeve, revealing

• sleeve: revealing

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose spectacularly interpreted stage version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?

• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds. . . ."

• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera. . .draws huge crowds."

• Our teacher told us, . . . "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."

• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose . . . version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."]}},{

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

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

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

When you omit part of a quote, and use an ellipsis, you should not change the overall meaning of the quote.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B