Using Dashes
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this sentence correct?
My sister-and only my sister- is my best friend.
Yes
No
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does a dash belong in this sentence?
When I asked my mother if I could attend the party, she gave me the same answer that she always gives which is "No."
After party
After same
After is
After gives
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence uses a DASH correctly to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone?
I was glad to be home - until I saw the bill in the mailbox.
I was glad - to be home until I saw the bill in the mailbox.
I was glad to be home until I saw - the bill in the mailbox.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.
What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
dash
comma
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.
Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?
comma
dash
ellipsis
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the correct position to add dashes?
Roy he is always late will not make it to the party by 7:00.
after Roy and after late
after late and after it
after it and after7:00
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the correct position to insert a dash?
As always, Ty will do the grilling a good thing for all of us.
after do
after grilling
after good
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
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