Ellipsis Tournament

Ellipses can be used to/for:

• Omit a word

• Pauses or breaks

• Trailing off in a thought

• All of these options

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “I went to Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “...I went to Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “I went to… Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “I went to Cheney after class… and then I went back to my dorm.”

• “I went to… after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to…”

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

You can use an ellipsis to change the meaning of a quote.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

• It depends

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

When writing in MLA, can you end a sentence with an ellipsis if there is no in-text citation?

• Yes, use a 3 dot ellipsis

• Yes, use a 4 dot ellipsis

• Never

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers ….”

• “The parade had… who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The ... had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers… sparkly, flowing dresses.”

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

True or False: If you start quoting something mid-sentence, you need an ellipsis before the quote.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the fundraiser for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the… for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams… participated in the fundraiser for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the fundraiser for the….”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team… for the homeless shelter.”

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B