Mathematics Grade 9 45 min

What does the punctuation suggest?

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In 'The sun set; the moon rose,' what does the semicolon (;) suggest?

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In 'She finally answered—after a long pause—'yes',' what does the em dash (—) suggest?

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In 'He opened the door and saw...' what does the ellipsis (...) suggest?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
In 'He loves to read; she prefers to watch movies,' what does the semicolon suggest?
0.A close link
1.A question
2.An error
3.The end
Easy
In 'The winner is—drumroll, please—Sarah!' what do the em dashes suggest?
0.A mistake
1.Emphasis
2.A new topic
3.A question
Easy
In 'I wonder what might happen if...' what does the ellipsis suggest?
0.A command
1.A mistake
2.A trailing thought
3.A list

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