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."

Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?

“I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”

“I can’t stand that . . . girl."

“I can’t stand that girl . . ."

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."

An ellipsis is used to ___.

pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

An ellipsis is used to ___.

pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

Which sentence uses a COMMA correctly to set off names in direct address?

Would you please be quiet, Lupe?

Lupe would you, please, be quiet?

Would you, please be quiet Lupe?

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.

Choose the answer that uses em dashes correctly in the sentence. The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results

The only thing Felix could do-- if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results

The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results.

The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

The only thing-- Felix --could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

Which is the correct way to use the dash in the following sentence: The Beatles (the most famous rock band in history) were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles, the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.

The Beatles - the most famous rock band in history; were from England.

The Beatles-- the most famous rock band-- in history were from England.

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CCSS

L.6.2A, L.8.2A, L.3.2C

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CCSS.L.8.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comma is used to do all of the following except __.

to separate a subordinate clause from an independent clause at the start of a complex sentence

to shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases

to separate items in a series or a list

to combine 2 independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

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CCSS.L.6.2A

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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?