Ellipsis Practice

"I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway  this June. The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?

• "I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive . . . but worth it," said Jo.

• "I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. . . . The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.

• "I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive but worth it . . . ," said Jo.

• "I can't wait . . . to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.

What is an ellipsis?

• An ellipsis is an emoji that looks a lot like a stop sign says but says; go

• An ellipsis is a series of exclamation marks (!!!) indicating a great amount of excitement

• An ellipsis is a set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission

• all of the above

How would you best remove the RED phrase from the sentence to have it be clearer?
John wanted approval for his speech before he was able to achieve his goal and be able to hire 1,000 new employees.

• John wanted . . . to hire 1,000 new employees.

• John wanted: to hire 1,000 new employees.

• John wanted to hire . . . 1,000 new employees.

• John wanted to hire: 1,000 new employees.

Ghosts gathered______ goblins arrived_____ witches descended.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

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."

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

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

Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!

• and C

• just B

• none of them

• all of them

An ellipsis (...) should be used to...

• show a pause or trailing off in speech.

• show that something has been left out of a quote.

• create a dramatic break in a sentence.

• show a range in time

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