Using Dashes

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

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.

Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses a dash correctly to indicate an abrupt change in thought?

• A) I was going to the store - but then I remembered I had no money.

• B) I was going - to the store but then I remembered I had no money.

• C) I was going to the store but then I - remembered I had no money.

• D) I was going to the store but then I remembered - I had no money.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the primary function of a dash in a sentence?

• A) To separate items in a list

• B) To indicate a pause or break in thought

• C) To end a sentence

• D) To show possession

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a dash to add emphasis.

• A) She was the best - dancer in the group.

• B) She was the best dancer - in the group.

• C) She was - the best dancer in the group.

• D) She was the best dancer in - the group.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A