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  • What is the main purpose of quotation marks?
    To show direct speech or quotations.
  • Which sentence uses ellipses correctly?
    "I... don't know. Maybe we should leave."
    “I don’t know… maybe we should leave.”
  • When are ellipses appropriate in dialogue?
    To show a pause or trailing off of a thought.
  • True or False: Ellipses can replace a period at the end of a sentence.
    False
  • Ellipses should NOT be used to do what?
    Join two sentences together.
  • What two main purposes do apostrophes serve?
    Showing possession and forming contractions.
  • True or False: Apostrophes should be avoided in formal academic writing when used in contractions.
    True
  • How many dots are in an ellipsis?
    3
  • True or False: Quotation marks should be used when paraphrasing a source.
    False
  • What are ellipses used to show?
    A pause or omitted text.
  • Which sentence shows correct singular possession?
    The child’s bike is blue.
    The childs' bike is blue.
  • What letters are replaced by the apostrophe in the contraction “they’ve”?
    “ha” (they have)
  • Which sentence is correct?
    “I’m excited to go to the zoo this weekend,” exclaimed Molly
    “I’m excited to go to the zoo this weekend, exclaimed Molly"
  • Where does punctuation usually go when using quotation marks?
    Inside the quotation marks.
    Outside the quotation marks.
  • How do you show possession for a plural noun ending in “s”?
    Add only an apostrophe after the “s”
  • Which contraction is written correctly?
    don't
    dont'
  • Which sentence is correct?
    Chris’ speaker is not working today.
    Chris’s speaker is not working today.
    Chri's speaker is not working today.
  • What punctuation mark signals the beginning and end of dialogue?
    Quotation Marks
  • Does this sentence show correct use of ellipses? "She ran to the store... and bought milk."
    No
  • True or False: Quotation marks should be used for a character’s internal thoughts.
    False
  • Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
    She said, “I’m excited for the game.”
    "She said, I’m excited for the game.”
  • True or False: Quotation marks should be used when quoting a source word-for-word.
    True
  • Quotation marks should NOT be used when __________ information from an article.
    Paraphrasing
  • True or False: Ellipses can be used to omit unnecessary words in a quotation.
    True
  • True or False: Apostrophes are used to make nouns plural.
    False
  • Which sentence shows correct plural possession?
    The students’ backpacks were heavy.
    The students’s backpacks were heavy.
    The student's backpacks were heavy.
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