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Uses of the Ellipsis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.
Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?
a)
passage of time
b)
an unfinished thought
c)
omitted text from a quotation
d)
a rhetorical question
2.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"I couldn't help noticing . . . " Mark's voice trailed off.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

3.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


It rained . . . and rained . . . we thought it would never stop.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

4.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


Without even being asked, Mary told us that the tickets were cheap . . . but she still couldn't really recommend the performance.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

5.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


The clock chimed . . . and then chimed again . . . she counted sheep . . . and still Eloise could not sleep.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

6.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"I can't stand that girl," Olive said. " She's so... I hate her!"

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

7.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"With the factory . . . the town's economy declined rapidly."

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

8.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"Chopin . . . was a gifted musician."

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

9.

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


I read that book. I . . . I wrote a report on it.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation

10.

These emotions can transform . . . and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness.

a)

passage of time

b)

an unfinished thought

c)

omitted text from a quotation