Bonus- Ellipsis, Comma

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English
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7th - 8th Grade
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Nathan R. Bradford
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.
Comma
Ellipsis
Dash
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Please grab your lacrosse stick______your jersey and your cleats_____ and meet me on the field in ten minutes.
Ellipsis
Comma
Dash
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which line of dialogue is written correctly?
"I have made up my mind." She said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."
"I have made up my mind," she said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."
Tags
CCSS.L.7.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
An ellipsis is used to ___.
shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases
pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
indicate an incomplete thought
all answers are correct
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."
Tags
CCSS.L.7.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence uses COMMAS correctly to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of the sentence?
Justin who lives down the street from me, is going, to be at the party.
Justin, who lives down the street from me is going to be at the party.
Justin, who lives down the street from me, is going to be at the party.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
The principal walked into the classroom and pointed at Michael . . . it wasn't until they were in the principal's office that Michael found out why.
Why is the ellipsis used in this sentence?
passage of time
an unfinished thought
to show words missing from a quotation
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5D
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