Ellipse
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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."
A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully . . . performed."
A critic wrote that . . . the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed."
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?
I should not have said that.
..I’m sorry.
I should not have said that ...I'm sorry.
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Add an ellipses where needed in the following sentence. "I can't seem to remember where I put my," Melissa began to say.
"I can't seem to remember where I put my...," Melissa began to say.
"...I can't seem to remember where I put my," Melissa began to say.
"I can't seem to remember ...where I put my," Melissa began to say.
"I can't seem to remember where I put my," Melissa began to say....
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?
“I can't stand . . . Olive."
“I can’t stand that . . . girl."
“I can’t stand that girl . . ."
“I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is FALSE about ELLIPSES
Ellipses indicated you've omitted words or information
Ellipses indicate a pause in speech
Ellipses consist of 3 sequential periods
Ellipses are for hiding information
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate a pause in speech?
I was thinking... maybe we could go to the park.
I was thinking maybe... we could go to the park.
I was thinking maybe we could... go to the park.
I was thinking maybe we could go... to the park.
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