Q1 WMC #4 Dashes and Ellipses

Question #1

• "I was about to tell you that - " she stopped abruptly.

• "I was about - to tell you that" she stopped abruptly.

• "I was about to tell - you that" she stopped abruptly.

• "I was about to tell you - that" she stopped abruptly.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Question #2

• "To be or not to be…is the question."

• "To be…not to be…is the question."

• "To be or not to be….is the question."

• "To…be or not to be is the question."

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Question #3

• The truth - he was never going to return.

• The truth he - was never going to return.

• The truth he was - never going to return.

• The truth he was never - going to return.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Question #4

• "Maybe someday we could…"

• "Maybe someday…we could"

• "Maybe…someday we could"

• "Maybe someday we…could"

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Question #5

• My best friend - James from Seattle - is visiting tomorrow.

• My best friend James - from Seattle - is visiting tomorrow.

• My - best friend James from Seattle - is visiting tomorrow.

• My best friend James from Seattle - is - visiting tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

Question #6

• Four dots (….)

• Three dots with spaces (. . .)

• Three dots without spaces (…)

• Two dots (..)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Question #7

• I was going to the store - wait, I forgot my wallet.

• I was going - to the store wait, I forgot my wallet.

• I was - going to the store wait, I forgot my wallet.

• I was going to the store wait - I forgot my wallet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Question #8

• Only to separate items in a list

• To create a dramatic pause, show interruption, or set off information

• Only at the beginning of sentences

• Only when quoting someone's speech

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Question #9

• This assignment - unlike the others - requires extra time.

• This - assignment unlike the others - requires extra time.

• This assignment unlike - the others - requires extra time.

• This assignment unlike the others - requires - extra time.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Question #10

• "When I grow up, I want to become…"

• "When I grow up…I want to become"

• "When…I grow up I want to become"

• "When I grow…up I want to become"

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B