Dashes
How many types of dashes are there?
a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1
b. 2
Where are hyphens placed?
a. Between two words
b. In front of a sentence
c. At the end of a sentence
a. between two words
What sentence correctly uses an exclamation mark?
a. Can you send me the paper!
b. Wow great job!
c. How was work today!
d. The backpack contained the following! A pencil, a notebook and a textbook.
b. Wow great job!
Which sentence using question marks is correct?
a. ? How are you
b. Today was good?
c. How was your day?
d. Awesome??
c. How was your day?
Analyze the following sentence: I decided where I am going on vacation this summer this summer a surfing trip in California. Where should a dash be inserted?
a. After “Going”
b. After “Deciding”
c. After “Summer”
d. After “In”
c. After "summer"
All of the following prefixes can be connected with a hyphen with the exception of:
a. Ex-
b. Some-
c. Self-
d. All-
What is the main purpose of exclamation marks?
a. To make your sentence sound fancy
b. To reply to a question
c. To express excitement or another strong emotion
d. To add visual imagery
c. To express excitement or another strong emotion
Where should a question mark be placed when using quotations?
a. Inside the quotations
b. Outside the quotations
c. In the middle of the quote
d. In the beginning of the quote
a. Inside the quotations
Which of the following is a correct use of the em dash?
a. To indicate a range of numbers
b. To indicate a dramatic pause
c. To link two or more words together
d. To join certain prefixes to words
b. To indicate a dramatic pause
All of the following are appropriate uses hyphens with the EXCEPTION of:
a. To link two more words together
b. When writing out numbers
c.To indicate a dramatic pause
d. To split words at the end of a line of text
c. To Indicate a dramatic pause
Where is the exclamation mark properly used?
a. Stop! I don’t like that.
b. Will you please stop!
c. I like pasta!
d. The little girl cried to her mom!
a. Stop! I don't like that.
What type of question does not require a question mark?
a. A direct question
b. An indirect question
c. A rhetorical question
d. A simple question
c. A rhetorical question
Analyze the following sentence: I live in Buckhorn not Bloomsburg. Where should a dash be inserted?
a. After “live”
b. After “in”
c. After “Buckhorn”
d. After “Not”
c. After "Buckhorn"
What is the mistake in the following sentence? I went to the store to buy apples-oranges-and-bananas.
a. Hyphens can't replace commas
b. Only one hyphen can be used in a sentence
c. The hyphens need to be replaced with em dashes
d. The sentence is a run-on
a. Hyphens can't replace commas
Which sentence is properly written with exclamation marks?
a. Hey! Don’t run in the road
b. Can I come over tonight!
c. Will you play the guitar at the party!
d. After school! Callie came to the store.
a. Hey! Don't run in the road
If a quoted question ends in mid-sentence, the question mark replaces what?
a. A comma
b. A colon
c. A period
d. A dash
a. A comma
What is the purpose of dashes?
a. To indicate a question
b. To add emphasis, an interruption, or change of thought
c. To end a sentence
d. To start a sentence
b. to add emphasis, an interruption, or change of thought
Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?
a. We are having lunch from 12-1 pm
b. We have had our dog from 2012-2019
c. We are looking for a dog-friendly hotel
d. These puppies are 5-9 months old
c. We are looking for a dog-friendly hotel
Which sentence properly uses exclamation marks?
a. Mrs Johnson cried “oh my”!
b. Can you drive me to the mall!
c. Julie yelled “Help! My cat is in a tree.”
d. Will you please watch my dog!
c. Julie yelled "Help! My cat is in a tree"
Which sentence does not properly use a question mark?
a. Can I have some pizza?
b. Burt missed the bus because he got up late?
c. Do you know what to do for the assignment?
d. What’s your name?
b. Burt missed the bus because he got up late?