8th Grade Dashes and Ellipses Worksheets
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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
A dash marks a sharp break in a sentence, and an ellipsis marks a pause or a place where words were left out of a quotation. There are 5 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Shorten Quotations With an Ellipsis trims lines from Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony and Chief Joseph, Use a Dash to Show a Sudden Break works through a mystery scene, and Ellipses for Hesitation in Dialogue follows Maya's call to her grandmother. These pages practice L.8.2.A and L.8.2.B.
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