Dashes Hyphens and Ellipses

What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?

• hyphen

• dash

• quotation mark

• a breath

How would you change the red portion of the sentence?

The school trip, which is scheduled for September 12th—will involve stopping for lunch at an authentic Himalayan restaurant.

• Keep AS IS

• school trip which is scheduled

• school trip—which is scheduled

• school trip-which is scheduled

Which of the following sentences correctly indicates a pause in the sentence?

• "I really think I belong there...where the wild things are."

• "I really think I belong there—where the wild things are."

• "I really think I belong there-where the wilder things are."

• "I really think I belong there (where the wild things are)."

Which sentence is correct?

• The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only winning.

• the 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only...winning

• the 1998 yankees had one aim and one aim only - winning.

• The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only—winning.

In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added: Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five.

• Yester-day

• my-cousin

• twenty-five

• turn-ed

What type of punctuation is used to join two words into one, clarify words, and divide words at the end of a line?

• dash

• comma

• ellipses

• hyphen

Insert a hyphen in the following sentence: The heart pounding ending left me breathless.

• The heart-pounding ending left me breathless.

• The heart pounding-ending left me breathless.

• The heart-pounding-ending left me breathless.

• The heart pounding ending left me breath-less.

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."

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

How would you hyphenate the word goober at the end of a line?

• goo-ber

• go-ober

• goob-er

• Correct as is.