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Brackets and Parentheses
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
dash
ellipses
parentheses
bracket
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where should parentheses be placed in the following sentence?
The Civil War 1861-1865 caused great pain and suffering.
The Civil War 1861-1865 caused great pain and suffering.
(Civil War)
(and suffering)
(1861-1865)
No parentheses are needed.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an ellipses?
( )
...
--
/
[ ]
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a dash?
( )
...
--
/
[ ]
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a bracket?
( )
...
--
/
[ ]
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a parentheses?
( )
...
--
/
[ ]
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Brackets are used in writing to adjust quoted text. This may be because the actual appears ungrammatical when taken out of context.
True
False
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