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Commas, Ellipses, & Dashes

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
    45 seconds
    1 pt
    A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects."
    Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?
    A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."
    A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."
    A  critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully . . . performed."
    A critic wrote that . . . the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed."
  • 2. Multiple Choice
    20 seconds
    1 pt
    A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots      ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.
    period
    comma
    dash
    ellipsis
  • 3. Multiple Choice
    30 seconds
    1 pt
    An ellipsis is used to ___.
    shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases
    pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
    indicate an incomplete thought
    all answers are correct
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