Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?

I should not have said that ...I'm sorry.

I should not have said that. ..I’m sorry.

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

“The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers ….”

“The parade had… who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

“The ... had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

“The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers… sparkly, flowing dresses.”

Identify the ellipsis rule the following sentence follows: I turned the corner and I couldn't believe my eyes. . . there it was . . . a large green-eyed monster!

Shows omitting (taking out) information.

After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball or, rather, limped for it. Where does the dash go?

Before "or, rather, limped for it".

After " After a split second of hesitation".

A) To indicate a pause or break in thought

A) To show omitted text in a quote

Ellipses and Dashes

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.8.2A, RI.9-10.4, L.2.4D

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.

comma

dash

ellipsis

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A(n) ____ is used to emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought.

comma

ellipsis

dash

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.

If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

All four of them—Bob — Jeffrey— Jason — Brett—did well in college.

All four — of them Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

All four of them—Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is an en dash?

-

–

—

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CCSS.L.2.4D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is an em dash?

-

–

—

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.

A(n) ____ is used to emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought.

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

Which of these is an en dash?

Which of these is an em dash?

Ellipsis is shown by which symbol?

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!

Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?

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A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.

A(n) ____ is used to emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought.

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

Which of these is an en dash?

Which of these is an em dash?

Ellipsis is shown by which symbol?

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!

Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?

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A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!