Dashes Hyphens

Dashes Hyphens

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Dashes Hyphens

Dashes Hyphens

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.11-12.2A, L.6.2A, L.8.2A

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?

hyphen

dash

quotation mark

a breath

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the below sentence be punctuated?Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation is located—in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard, one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How would you change the red portion of the sentence?


The school trip, which is scheduled for September 12th—will involve stopping for lunch at an authentic Himalayan restaurant.

Keep AS IS

school trip which is scheduled

school trip—which is scheduled

school trip-which is scheduled

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.

Yester-day

my-cousin

twenty-five

turn-ed

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What type of punctuation is used to join two words into one, clarify words, and divide words at the end of a line?

dash

comma

ellipses

hyphen

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Insert a hyphen in the following sentence: The heart pounding ending left me breathless.

The heart-pounding ending left me breathless.

The heart pounding-ending left me breathless.

The heart-pounding-ending left me breathless.

The heart pounding ending left me breath-less.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which sentence is correct?

The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only winning.

the 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only...winning

the 1998 yankees had one aim and one aim only - winning.

The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only—winning.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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