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Punctuation (Hyphens, Dashes, Parenthesis, Ellipses)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is used to show a pause in dialogue or to show that words or sentences have been left out? (HINT: ...)
comma
space
hyphen
ellipses
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?
hyphen
dash
quotation mark
a breath
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is used around words that are included in a sentence to add information or to help make an idea clearer?
parentheses
quotation marks
hypehn
dash
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you hyphenate the word goober at the end of a line?
goo-ber
go-ober
goob-er
Correct as is.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pick the correct use of ellipses in the sentence:
It is not much more than sand pressed tightly together and mixed with clay, which acts as a kind of cement.
It is . . . sand pressed tightly together and . . . acts as a kind of cement.
It...acts as a kind of cement.
It is not much more than sand . . . mixed with clay.
It is . . . more than sand . . . mixed with clay.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.
Yester-day
my-cousin
twenty-five
turn-ed
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is used to divide words at the end of a line and to form compound words?
dash
comma
ellipses
hyphen
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
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