Ellipses
These three dots can indicate a pause, an omission, or a trailing thought.
What are ellipses?
This punctuation mark can be used to set off a phrase, emphasize a word, or indicate a break in thought.
A dash
What is "/" called?
A slash
What type of punctuation is used here?
I'm not sure... I think I might be getting sick.
An ellipses
This element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust.
What is Oxygen
In formal writing, ellipses are used to show that words have been... what?
...omitted.
There are two types of dashes: the em dash and the... what?
...En dash.
How would you include slashes in this sentence?
Please select your size, small, medium, or large.
Small/medium/large or S/M/L
What punctuation is used here?
Do you want to eat pizza / tacos for dinner?
A slash
This is the largest country in South America by land area.
What is Brazil
The ellipses is used in informal writing to create a sense of... what?
The em dash is long than the en dash.
True or False?
True
What is the format that slashes follow when showing the date?
Month/day/year
What punctuation is used here?
The math homework was page 263, question 2-927
An en dash
The painting "La Gioconda" is more usually known as...
What is Mona Lisa
In which type of writing do ellipses represent omitted words
Formal writing
Which dash is used here?
1990-2009
The en dash
When are slashes used to separate lines?
In a poem
What punctuation is used here?
The cat—a fluffy, ginger tabby—sat on the windowsill, watching the birds.
What is the molecular name of this?
CCl4
What is Carbon tetrachloride
If a sentence ends with a period, how many spaces should you leave before adding ellipses?
...One space.
Which of the dashes are the longest?
Em dash, en dash, or hyphen
The em dash
What is the most common use for a slash in math?
In fractions
What punctuation is used here?
My sister is a well-known artist.
A hyphen
If eleven hyenas entered a valley of 345 camels, approximately how many microseconds would it take for them to clear 34.3% of the valley of camels?
( ROUND YOUR ANSWER TO THE NEAREST COUNTRY)
Don't forget to take into account the air quality of the soil
3.14159265359 in Greece
Or 5.1623457155 in Germany