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Ellipses Grammar Quiz

Quiz by Stephanie Egitto

Grade 8
English Language Arts
Common Core

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  • Q1
    Read the sentence. The 8th grade team leader announced in her speech that Prep is waiving 8th grade dues for students who are passing all of their classes. Which is the correct way to rewrite the sentence as a quotation with an ellipses to remove part of it?
    The 8th grade team leader -- is waiving 8th grade dues for students who are passing all of their classes.
    The 8th grade team leader; is waiving 8th grade dues for students who are passing all of their classes.
    The 8th grade team leader. . . is waiving 8th grade dues for students who are passing all of their classes.
    The 8th grade team leader, is waiving 8th grade dues for students who are passing all of their classes.
    60s
  • Q2
    Read the sentences. (1) He ran to the store to see if they had his favorite cereal. (2) He read all of the different boxes. (3) There were so many colors to sort through: green boxes, red boxes, purple boxes but none were the one that he wanted. After which word might a writer insert ellipsis points to show a sudden break in thought?
    After through in sentence 3
    After cereal in sentence 1
    After all in sentence 2
    After purple boxes in sentence 3
    60s
  • Q3
    Read the sentences. (1) After I put the pizza in the oven, I started playing on my phone. (2) I checked Instagram, Snapchat, and my messages. (3) I started to smell something weird my pizza is burning! Where might the writer insert ellipsis points in order to show a sudden break in thought?
    After oven in sentence 1
    After messages in sentence 2
    After weird in sentence 3
    60s
  • Q4
    Read the sentence. The previous owner of the car, who happened to live near me, sold it for a lot more than he bought it for. Which is the correct way to rewrite the sentence as a quotation with the underlined words removed?
    “The previous owner of the car… sold it for a lot more than he bought it for.”
    “The previous owner of the car; sold it for a lot more than he bought it for.”
    “The previous owner of the car, sold it for a lot more than he bought it for.”
    “The previous owner of the car — sold it for a lot more than he bought it for.”
    60s
  • Q5
    Read the sentences. (1) I was in the living room when I started to hear strange noises at the back door. (2) I anxiously stood up and slowly approached the door to investigate. (3) I finally got the courage to open the door and my dog burst inside I forgot I left him out there. Where might the writer insert ellipsis points in order to show a sudden break in thought?
    After door in sentence 2
    After room in sentence 1
    After inside in sentence 3
    60s
  • Q6
    Read the sentence. The lifeguard in the red shirt, who was walking along the edge of the pool, told me that it was going to thunderstorm. Which is the correct way to rewrite the sentence as a quotation with the underlined words removed?
    “The lifeguard in the red shirt – told me that it was going to thunderstorm.”
    “The lifeguard in the red shirt; told me that it was going to thunderstorm.”
    “The lifeguard in the red shirt, told me that it was going to thunderstorm.”
    “The lifeguard in the red shirt… told me that it was going to thunderstorm.”
    60s
  • Q7
    Which property is NOT a property of ellipses
    showing a trail off in thought
    showing a break in thought
    showing a continuous thought
    showing a removed word of phrase
    60s
  • Q8
    When using an ellipses, how many dots should you type/write?
    None
    As many as you want
    4
    3
    60s
  • Q9
    "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." -John F. Kennedy Which answer choice uses ellipses to omit the third sentence of the quotation correctly?
    "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. - - And we are all mortal."
    "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. And we are all mortal."
    "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. ... And we are all mortal."
    60s
  • Q10
    "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education." ~ Martin Luther King Which answer uses ellipses correctly and does not interrupt the flow or meaning of the sentence?
    "To save man from the morass of propaganda. . . is one of the chief aims of education."
    "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education."
    "To save. . . the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education."
    "To save man. . . in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education."
    60s

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