Quiz
Colons & Dashes
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1Example: I had everything I needed for a full night of studying: coffee, cookies, ear buds, laptop, and my books.
The example above exhibits proper usage of a colon because __________.- Aa list is introduced
- Ba quotation is introduced
- Can explanation is given
- Dnew characters are introduced
2Why would dashes not be recommended to use when writing your ACT essay?
- ADashes may be confused for various letters.
- BDashes are too difficult to use.
- CDashes are not easily visible.
- DDashes are considered informal.
3Colons are generally used to introduce which three of the following?
Choose all correct answers.
- ALists
- BExplanations
- CQuotes
- DPunctuation
- ECharacters
4Example: Whitehead had this to say about writing. "Style is the ultimate morality of mind."
Evaluate the example sentence above. Does it require a change or is it correct as is?- AA colon should be used to introduce the quotation.
- BNO CHANGE
- CA semicolon should be used because the two sentences are related.
- DA dash should be used for emphasis.
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- Beschreibung
- Quiz am Colons & Dashes, erstellt von John Doaks am 12/01/2017.
- Autor
- John Doaks
- Sprache
- English
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