Quiz- Ellipsis 1

An ellipsis is used to ___.

• shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases
• pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
• indicate an incomplete thought
• all answers are correct

Which quotation used ellipses in a correct way?

• I should not have said that.

  ..I’m sorry.

• I should not have said that ...I'm sorry.

Which of the following symbols is an ellipsis?

• ...

• ;

• :

• --

An ellipsis can be used to create suspense

• True

• False

You cannot use an ellipsis at the beginning of a sentence.

• True

• False

The following is the correct use of an ellipsis.

"I don't know...I'm not sure...What do you think?"

• True

• False

When is it appropriate to use an ellipsis?

• when citing evidence from a text that is long

• when researching and information is at the beginning and end of a paragraph

• when trying to be concise and only use necessary facts

• all of the above