Dash and Ellipsis

“The reader was unsure about its meaning ___ it was time to check the dictionary.”

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• comma

• dashe

• ellipsis

He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

Only one person wears that perfume ___ my mother.

Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

Which rule is NOT one of the reasons why an ellipsis is used?

• to show the passage of time

• to indicate that words are missing

• to join a compound word

• to show an incomplete thought

Which sentence uses a DASH correctly to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone?

• I was glad to be home - until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad - to be home until I saw the bill in the mailbox.

• I was glad to be home until I saw - the bill in the mailbox.

_____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• dash

• comma

• ellipsis

A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots      ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• period

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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."

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.

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

• A) comma

• B) dash

• C) ellipsis

• D) semicolon