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This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses.
This set of MCQs helps you brush up on the essential grammar topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice, expand your knowledge and help you understand and speak English smoothly.
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
A(n) ___ is used to set off direct quotations OR to separate 2 or more adjectives
Comma
Dash
Colon
Ellipsis
A(n) ____ is used to emphasize the separation of ideas or lists OR to explain, summarize, or illustrate a thought.
Ellipsis
Dash
Comma
Dot
A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.
Comma
Dash
Ellipsis
Semicolon
True or False: The en dash is for little connections (like “pre-WWI” or “pages 175-176”), while an em dash shows longer breaks, such as interruptions in a sentence.
True
False
True or False: 1. A hyphen joins two words together into one concept (like “well-being” or “two-thirds”).
True
False
An em dash and an en dash are the same thing, and it doesn’t matter which one you type.
True
False
Ellipses show hesitation, pause, interruption, or an omitted portion of a cited quote.
True
False
