More Advanced Punctuation

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English
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8th Grade
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Medium
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these correctly uses a colon?
My favorite cake is make of: chocolate, butter, and flour.
The very best apples are: Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith.
We studied all of the genres on the list: argumentative, informative, and narrative.
My favorite novels are by: J.K. Rowling.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT the correct use of a colon?
Shakespeare said it best: "To thine own self be true.",
Life is like a puzzle: half the fun is in trying to work it out.
To Whom it May Concern:
Please consider this application.
There are so many different flavors of jelly beans, including: popcorn, fruit punch, and kiwi.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sometimes you can use semicolons in a list, when some of those items already have commas.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you were to make a list that included:
- rotten, brown apples
- stinky, blue cheese
- moldy, green bread
What might be the best punctuation?
After forgetting to take out the trash before vacation, I came home to rotten, brown apples, stinky, blue cheese, and moldy, green bread.
After forgetting to take out the trash before vacation, I came home to rotten, brown apples; stinky, blue cheese; and moldy, green bread.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the correct use of a semicolon?
I went on vacation last week; I forgot to take the trash out before I left.
I went on vacation last week; I forgot to take the trash out; my house smelled bad.
I went on vacation last week; because it was spring break.
Spring break; a week off in April; is the last big vacation before summer break.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It is rarely necessary to use ellipsis at the beginning of a quotation, even if the quotation begins mid-sentence.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You can use a dash instead of a comma to emphasize a point.
True
False
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