Understanding Ellipses

Understanding Ellipses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

English, Journalism

6th - 10th Grade

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02:06

The video tutorial explains the two primary uses of ellipses in writing: to indicate hesitation or a trailing off in dialogue, and to show that text has been redacted from a quotation. The ellipses can help convey a conversational tone in writing and maintain ethical transparency when omitting parts of a text. Examples include using ellipses in dialogue to express hesitation and in quotations to indicate omitted text.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main purposes of using ellipses in writing?

2.

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30 sec • 1 pt

How can ellipses be used in dialogue writing?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

How do ellipses help in writing dialogue?

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

In which scenario would you use ellipses to show redaction?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of using ellipses to show redaction in a famous quote?

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are ellipses considered an ethical punctuation mark?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What should a reader do if they encounter ellipses indicating missing information?

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a use of ellipses?

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of using ellipses in a sentence?