Use of Ellipses and Parentheses

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English
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6th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence demonstrates effective use of ellipses and still retains its meaning?
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration, that an amateur astronomer might make... to the disbelief and then the dismay of the engineers and contractors working for NASA.
It was the kind of mistake... that an amateur astronomer might make...
It was the kind of mistake, known as a spherical aberration...
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following MOST EFFECTIVELY uses a dash and ellipses?
The agency’s administrator, Sean O’Keefe, canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission...--it was too risky.
The agency’s administrator... canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission--it was too risky.
...Sean O’Keefe canceled what was to be the final Hubble servicing mission on the grounds that--it was too risky.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
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
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which punctuation is ellipses?
—
...
:
" "
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which punctuation is an ellipses?
—
,
...
:
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CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which punctuation best fits the sentence?
I really don't___ I'm not a fan of___ I don't like fish.
Dashes
— —
Quotation marks
" "
Colons
: :
Ellipses
... ...
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
I just think... you know... we should listen to him.
I just think (you know) we should listen to him.
I just think—you know—we should listen to him.
I just think, you know, we should listen to him.
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CCSS.L.6.2A
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