Brackets and Ellipsis Asmt.

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

A criticwrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects." Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

• A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."

• A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."

• A  critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully . . . performed."

• A critic wrote that . . . the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed."

The punctuation mark(s) ​ is/are used by a writer to provide extra information in a quote.

(a)  

• brackets
• ellipsis

My sister exclaimed, "It the package is here!"

Where should we put the brackets?

• [exclaimed]

• [my sister]

• [the package]

• [is]

Ms. Buglewicz the English teacher teaches grade 10 students this year.

Where do you put the brackets?

• [the English teacher]

• [grade 10]

• [Ms. Buglewicz]

• [this year]

Which best revises the original quote below in order to use the ellipsis correctly?

According to the brochure, "Animal behavior is the scientific study of everything animals do, whether the animals are single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals, and is a major component of the veterinary degree program."

• According to the brochure, "Animal behavior is the study of everything animals do. . . and is a major component of the veterinary degree program."

• According to the brochure. . . "Animal behavior is the scientific study of everything animals do, whether the animals are single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals, and is a major component of the veterinary degree program."

• According to the brochure, "Animal behavior is the scientific study of everything animals do. . . whether the animals are single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptieles, birds, or mammals. . . and is a major component of the beterinary degree program.

Identify whether the brackets are being used correctly or not.

I'm a member of the ASB [Associated Student Body], which is another name for the student council.

• Yes

• No

What do I use square brackets [ ] for?

• To include a quotation.

• To change a part of a quote into your own words.

• To include the author's name and page number.

• To end the sentence.

What do I use ... for?

• When you don't want to include all of the quote.

• To finish a sentence.

• To show author and page number.

• Paraphrase.

Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:

The door slowly opened

• Ellipsis

  ...

• Dash

  -

• Commas

  ,

• Apostrophe

  '

Answer explanation

Ellipsis is needed to cerate tension.

The door slowly opened...