Using Ellipses to Indicate Omissions

Which of the following is an example of ellipsis?

• Using an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence.

• Repeating the same word multiple times in a sentence.

• Omitting words or phrases that are not necessary for understanding.

• Including all the details in a summary.

What are the rules for using ellipsis?

• The rules for using ellipsis are: 1. Use three consecutive periods (…) with a space before and after to indicate the omission of words or a pause in speech. 2. Use ellipsis to indicate a trailing off or unfinished thought. 3. Use ellipsis to indicate a pause or hesitation in dialogue. 4. Use ellipsis to indicate an intentional omission of words in a quote. 5. Avoid using ellipsis at the beginning or end of a sentence unless it is necessary for clarity or emphasis.

• Use four consecutive periods (....) to indicate the omission of words or a pause in speech.

• Ellipsis should only be used in formal writing.

• Ellipsis can be used interchangeably with a comma or semicolon.

Fill in the blank: Ellipsis is indicated by using ________.

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True or False: Ellipsis is used to omit unnecessary words or phrases in a sentence.

• False, ellipsis is used to add unnecessary words or phrases in a sentence

• True

• True, ellipsis is used to indicate a question

• False, ellipsis is used to separate two independent clauses

Which of the following is a common mistake with ellipsis?

• Using ellipsis to replace a word

• Using three dots instead of two

• Using too many or too few dots

• Using ellipsis in the middle of a sentence

What is this punctuation mark?

• Slash used to separate letters numbers or words

• Ellipsis shows that something has been removed from a sentence

• Colon introduces the information that comes after it

• Hyphen from compound words

Where does the ellipses go: The recipient for the Excellence in Academics award is Marco Smith!

• The recipient.... for the Excellence in Academics award is Marco Smith!

• The recipient for the Excellence in Academics.... award is Marco Smith!

• The recipient for the Excellence.... in Academics award is Marco Smith!

• The recipient for the Excellence in Academics award is.... Marco Smith!

“Please help me Jet_______ please get help Jet_______ I didn’t mean to cause this explosion.” Delilah said sincerely.

• Comma

• Ellipsis

• Dash

Punctuation consisting of three or four dots that indicates words or entire sentences are missing from a direct quote. In creative writing, this punctuation mark can express hesitation or thoughts trailing off. Ex: “Today | will go down in history.”

• ellipses

• comma

• semicolon

• colon

• apostrphe

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• I usually like green beans... but the ones on my lunch tray today were more brown than green.

• I usually like green beans but the ones on my lunch tray today were more brown... than green.

• I usually like green beans but the ones on my lunch tray today... were more brown than green.