
Uses of the Ellipsis
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
The clock chimed...and then chimed again...she counted sheep...and still Eloise could not sleep.
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
"With the factory... the town's economy declined rapidly."
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
These emotions can transform,... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness.
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where should an ellipsis NOT be used
in a quote
in the middle of a quote
at the end of a quote
at the beginning of a quote
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An ellipsis should never be used to omit information that significantly changes the original quote's meaning.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate? 'The meeting was long... and everyone was tired.'
A) passage of time
B) an unfinished thought
C) omitted text from a quotation
D) emphasis
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