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WorksheetsDashes Hyphens and Ellipses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
If you wanted to show a pause while writing a sentence, you would use_______.
an ellipsis
a dash
a hyphen
Which sentence uses dashes correctly? Remember, you should be able to take the piece of the sentence with the dash/dashes out, and it should make perfect sense as a complete sentence.
Against all odds, Eric the best player on the team broke-- his-- leg.
Against all odds, Eric--the best player on the team--broke his leg.
If you have to OMIT or take out information from a sentence, you should use_______.
an ellipsis (...)
a dash
a hyphen
If you had a compound word that you needed to separate, you would use_______.
an ellipses (...)
a dash (--)
a hyphen (-)
If you had extra information to ADD to a sentence, you would use_______.
an ellipsis (...)
a dash or dashes (--)
a hyphen (-)
If you wanted to show an unfinished thought while writing a sentence, you would use_______.
an ellipsis (...)
a dash
a hyphen
If you wanted to show a separation of a list of ideas, you would use_______.
an ellipsis
a hyphen
a dash
Which one correctly shows the omission of information? Think about which one makes the most sense as a complete sentence even with the missing information.
“She studied elephants. . . and recognized how close-knit they are.”
“She studied elephants . . . they are.”
Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?
Our food bill last week was twenty five-dollars.
Our food bill last week was twenty-five dollars.
The band meets at 3:30. . . . The orchestra meets at 4:00. . . . The choir meets at 6:00.
The ellipsis shows_________.
a pause
an unfinished thought
separation of a list of ideas
Which one correctly shows the omission of information?
Think about which one makes the most sense as a complete sentence even with the missing information.
“His class visited the space museum. . . .”
“His class visited the new museum . . . the old museum.”
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a range or a connection between two things?
A) Ellipsis
B) Dash
C) Hyphen
D) Comma
Identify the sentence that uses an ellipsis correctly.
A) She said she would come... but she never did.
B) She said... she would come but she never did.
C) She said she would... come but she never did.
D) She said she would come but... she never did.
What is the primary function of a dash in a sentence?
A) To indicate a pause
B) To connect words
C) To add emphasis or an interruption
D) To show omission
Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?
A) The well known author signed books.
B) The well-known author signed books.
C) The well known-author signed books.
D) The well-known-author signed books.
