
Dashes Ellipsis Parenthesis
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English
8th Grade
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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 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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pick the correct use of ellipses in the sentence:
Dr. Martin Cooper may not be a familiar name, but he invented one of the most significant innovations of the twentieth-century.
Dr. Martin Cooper ... invented ... the most significant innovations of the twentieth-century.
Keep it as is.
Dr. Martin Cooper...a familiar name...invented one of the most significant innovations of the twentieth-century.
Both 1 and 3.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pick the correct use of ellipses in the sentence:
Holmes's ever questioning mind and dislike for displays of emotion made him appear cold, calculating, and uncaring.
Holmes's ... dislike for displays of emotion made him appear ... uncaring
Holmes's ever questioning mind ... made him appear cold, calculating, and uncaring.
Holmes's ... him appear cold, calculating, and uncaring.
Answer 1 and 2.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis the following sentence indicate?
"I couldn't help but noticing..." Mark's voice trailed off.
Passage of time
An unfinished thought
Omitted text from a quotation
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
The clock chimed...and then chimed again...she counted sheep...and still Eloise could not sleep.
Passage of time
An unfinished thought
Omitted text from a quotation
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
"Chopin...was a gifted musician."
Passage of time
An unfinished thought
Omitted text from a quotation
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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