1) Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home. Where does the dash go in this sentence? a) Newburyport- a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home. b) Newburyport — small town in Massachusetts — is the place she calls home. c) Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home. d) Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home. 2) Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. a) Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department b) Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department c) Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department. d) Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department. 3) Dominic lived in the hills, his favorite place. Where does the dash go? a) After Dominic b) After the hills c) after favorite d) After lived 4) After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball or, rather, limped for it. Where does the dash go? a) Does not need one b) After “after a split second of hesitation, c) Before or, rather, limped for it. 5) A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm. How should the red portion of the sentence be punctuated? a) Twelve year old, b) Twelve-year-old c) Twelve year-old, d) Twelve-year, old 6) Which of these sentences correctly use hyphens? a) I am excited to-play the piano. b) George smelled nasty-after soccer practice. c) CMS is hosting a Blue- and-Gold-Night. d) I made a bigger- than- my- face apple pie for the picnic. 7) The activities painting, origami, and scrapbooking were enjoyed by many. Where do the dashes go in the sentence? a) Before activities and painting, b) After enjoyed, c) Before painting d) Before painting and after scrapbooking. 8) Which of these sentences does not use the right usage of dashes? a) The path is four – no, it's closer to five – miles long. b) Nido- a school with a great reputation- follows a different schedule that other schools in Chile. c) Mr. Lee suits the job- he has more experience that everybody else in the department. d) She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles- instead. 9) Which sentence is using the right usage of dashes? a) My teacher, Mrs. Washington-Jones, is the best math teacher! b) My step sister loves to eat bacon-and-eggs for breakfast. c) Thirty four students in my school have maintained straight A’s all-year. d) My mom’s coworker often bakes us pies. 10) A lot of ex NFL players become football coaches after they retire. Where does the hyphen belong in the sentence? a) A-lot b) Ex-NFL c) football- coaches, d) NFL-players.

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