Ellipses

Add an ellipses where needed to the following sentence.

I am afraid to ask for.

• I am afraid to ask... for.

• I am afraid ...to ask for.

• I am... afraid to ask for.

• I am afraid to ask for....

Add an ellipses where needed to the following sentence. Your pink, yellow, and green hair is a unique look.

• Your pink, yellow, and... a unique look.

• Your pink, yellow, and ...green hair is a unique look.

• Your pink..., yellow, and green hair is a unique look.

• Your pink, yellow, and green... hair is a unique look.

Add an ellipsis where needed to the following sentence.

The unexpected surprise was a trip to Hawaii!

• The unexpected surprise was... a trip to Hawaii!

• The... unexpected surprise was a trip to Hawaii!

• The unexpected surprise was a trip to Hawaii...!

• The unexpected... surprise was a trip to Hawaii!

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.”

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

• period

• comma

• ellipsis

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 reader was unsure about its meaning ___ it was time to check the dictionary.”

What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

• comma

• dashe

• ellipsis

Which sentence uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate a pause in speech?

• A) "I was thinking... maybe we could go to the park."

• B) "I was thinking maybe... we could go to the park."

• C) "I was thinking maybe we could... go to the park."

• D) "I was thinking maybe we could go... to the park."

What is the primary function of an ellipsis in a sentence?

• A) To indicate a question

• B) To show excitement

• C) To omit unnecessary words

• D) To end a sentence

In which of the following sentences is an ellipsis used to show an unfinished thought?

• A) "I can't believe she said that..."

• B) "I can't believe... she said that."

• C) "I can't... believe she said that."

• D) "I can't believe she... said that."