Ellipses Grammar
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
An ellipsis is used to ___.
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 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?
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
A. If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
B. I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
C. She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?
quotation from books, speeches, and newspaper
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a rhetorical question
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
"These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness." What do the ellipses indicate?
quotation
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
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