Dashes Hyphens

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

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should the below sentence be punctuated?Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation is located—in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Harvard—one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Harvard, one of the most selective schools in the nation—is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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

• Yester-day

• my-cousin

• twenty-five

• turn-ed

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

How should the below sentence be punctuated?

• He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs.

• He — who — shall — not — be —named is coming up the stairs.

• He who shall not be named — is coming up the stairs.

• No change necessary.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What sign do we use when two parents decide to give their child both of their last names?

• comma

• long dash

• hyphen

• ellipses

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A