Uses of the Ellipsis

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 reviewer wrote 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."

The principal walked into the classroom and pointed at Michael . . . it wasn't until they were in the principal's office that Michael found out why.

Why is the ellipsis used in this sentence?

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• to show words missing from a quotation

Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?  

• “I can't stand . . . Olive."

• “I can’t stand that . . . girl." 

• “I can’t stand          that girl . . ."

• “I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?

• quotation from books, speeches, and newspaper

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

• a rhetorical question

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

_____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• period

• comma

• ellipsis

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

• a rhetorical question

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"I can't stand that girl," Olive said. " She's so... I hate her!"

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"Chopin...was a gifted musician."

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation