Dashes Hyphens
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English
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7th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
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.
Tags
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
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.
Yester-day
my-cousin
twenty-five
turn-ed
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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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