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Ellipses and Dashes
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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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
Tags
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
Tags
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.
Tags
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.
Tags
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."
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is an en dash?
-
–
—
Tags
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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