WorksheetsUse of Ellipses and Parentheses
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which sentence demonstrates effective use of ellipses and still retains its meaning?
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration, that an amateur astronomer might make... to the disbelief and then the dismay of the engineers and contractors working for NASA.
It was the kind of mistake... that an amateur astronomer might make...
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration...
Which of the following MOST EFFECTIVELY uses a dash and ellipses?
The agency’s administrator, Sean O’Keefe, canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission...--it was too risky.
The agency’s administrator... canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission--it was too risky.
...Sean O’Keefe canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission on the grounds that--it was too risky.
Which of the following is FALSE about ELLIPSES
Ellipses indicated you've omitted words or information
Ellipses indicate a pause in speech
Ellipses consist of 3 sequential periods
Ellipses are for hiding information
Which punctuation is ellipses?
—
...
:
" "
Which punctuation is an ellipses?
—
,
...
:
Which punctuation best fits the sentence?
I really don't___ I'm not a fan of___ I don't like fish.
Dashes
— —
Quotation marks
" "
Colons
: :
Ellipses
... ...
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
I just think... you know... we should listen to him.
I just think (you know) we should listen to him.
I just think—you know—we should listen to him.
I just think, you know, we should listen to him.
Which sentence demonstrates effective use of ellipses and still retains its meaning?
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration, that an amateur astronomer might make... to the disbelief and then the dismay of the engineers and contractors working for NASA.
It was the kind of mistake... that an amateur astronomer might make...
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration...
Which of the following MOST EFFECTIVELY uses a dash and ellipses?
The agency’s administrator, Sean O’Keefe, canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission...--it was too risky.
The agency’s administrator... canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission--it was too risky.
...Sean O’Keefe canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission on the grounds that--it was too risky.
Which of the following is FALSE about ELLIPSES
Ellipses indicated you've omitted words or information
Ellipses indicate a pause in speech
Ellipses consist of 3 sequential periods
Ellipses are for hiding information
Which punctuation is __ellipses__?
—
...
:
" "
Which punctuation is an __ellipses__?
—
,
...
:
Which punctuation best fits the sentence? I really don't___ I'm not a fan of___ I don't like fish.
Dashes — —
Quotation marks " "
Colons : :
Ellipses ... ...
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
I just think... you know... we should listen to him.
I just think (you know) we should listen to him.
I just think—you know—we should listen to him.
I just think, you know, we should listen to him.
