Read this sentence, "Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team." (Illuminate)
Which of the following options is the best way to change the sentence to use an ellipsis for the purpose of creating a pause?
(1 point)
Responses
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to contribute to our school’s football team...someday.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to contribute to our school’s football team...someday.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football...team.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football...team.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our...school’s football team.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our...school’s football team.
Away from school...we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team.
Away from school... we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team.
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? (Illuminate)(1 point)
Responses
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that it was safe; so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that it was safe; so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids the guide believed that they were safe so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Which of the following options is the right way to utilize an ellipsis for the purpose of omission for the sentence, "After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home."? (Illuminate)(1 point)
Responses
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then...got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then...got on the bus to go home.
After lunch...I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch...I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class...and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class...and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall... and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall... and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then... got on the bus to go home.
Adam wrote a paper on hurricanes for school. He located the following quote while looking up research articles (Illuminate):
"Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph, Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them."
Adam noticed that this quote is too long to use in a paper, and only wanted to use part of it. Which of these options is a way that Adam could shorten the quote so he could use it in his paper?
(1 point)
Responses
Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew...keep them separate when reporting on them.