Dash and Ellipsis

An ellipsis is used to ___.

• shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases

• pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

• indicate an incomplete thought

• all answers are correct

Choose the answer that uses em dashes correctly in the sentence.
The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results

• The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results.

• The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

• The only thing Felix could do-- if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results

• The only thing-- Felix --could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

Please help me_______ please get help_______ I didn’t mean to cause this explosion.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

“You have the right to remain_________look out!”

• Ellipsis

• Comma

• Dash

Think back to the moment you found out that you were royalty_______ In that moment_______ in that moment_______ did you think it was a bad thing?

• Comma

• Dash

• Ellipsis

“I think I can step on this rock to get to ______ help!”

• Comma

• Dash

• Ellipsis

Margaret who has been my best friend for, like, forever is the best candidate.

What punctuation mark should be used to set off the words in bold print?

• dashes

• commas

• ellipses

Which type of punctuation mark is shown in the picture?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a sudden break or change in thought within a sentence?

• Comma

• Dash

• Ellipsis

• Semicolon