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Question

Question 1
A)What is the function of a dash in a sentence?(1 point)
Responses

to separate independent clauses that are joined by a coordinating conjunction
to separate independent clauses that are joined by a coordinating conjunction

to offset information
to offset information

to indicate which clauses are independent
to indicate which clauses are independent

to separate items in a list
to separate items in a list
Question 2
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.

“That’s it for today” I said. The class left.
How would you edit this sentence to use a comma or dash appropriately?

(1 point)
Responses

“That’s it for today,” I said. The class left.
“That’s it for today,” I said. The class left.

“That’s it for today” I said—the class left.
“That’s it for today” I said—the class left.

“That’s it for today” I said, the class left.
“That’s it for today” I said, the class left.

“That’s it for today—” I said. The class left.
“That’s it for today—” I said. The class left.
Question 3
A)Which punctuation mark is a semicolon?(1 point)
Responses

“
“

:
:

,
,

;
;
Question 4
A)Which punctuation mark is a colon?(1 point)
Responses

;
;

:
:

,
,

“
“
Question 5
A)Which choice accurately uses the colon to introduce a list of favorite fruits?(1 point)
Responses

Here are my favorite fruits: apples, bananas, and mangos.
Here are my favorite fruits: apples, bananas, and mangos.

Here are my favorite fruits: apples: bananas: and mangoes.
Here are my favorite fruits: apples: bananas: and mangoes.

Here are my: favorite fruits, apples, bananas, and mangos.
Here are my: favorite fruits, apples, bananas, and mangos.

Here are my favorite: fruits apples, bananas, and mangoes.
Here are my favorite: fruits apples, bananas, and mangoes.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions you provided:

Question 1: A) What is the function of a dash in a sentence?
Response: to offset information

Question 2: A) How would you edit this sentence to use a comma or dash appropriately?
Response: “That’s it for today,” I said. The class left.

Question 3: A) Which punctuation mark is a semicolon?
Response: ;

Question 4: A) Which punctuation mark is a colon?
Response: :

Question 5: A) Which choice accurately uses the colon to introduce a list of favorite fruits?
Response: Here are my favorite fruits: apples, bananas, and mangos.

Feel free to ask if you have additional questions!