Ellipsis Omission

The band meets at 3:30. . . . The orchestra meets at 4:00. . . . The choir meets at 6:00.

The ellipsis shows_________.

• a pause

• an unfinished thought

• separation of a list of ideas

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

What does an ellipsis look like?

• !

• :

• . . .

• ;

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

What does the word omit or omission mean?

• to leave out or take out

• to add

• to change completely

• to rearrange

An ellipsis should never be used to omit information that significantly changes the original quote's meaning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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.

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

• period

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

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."

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."

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

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