Ellipsis

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

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."

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

What would be the best way to change the following sentence by using ellipses?

The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band which wore blue uniforms.

• The parade had clowns, floats and ... which wore blue uniforms.

• The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band ...

• The parade had clowns, floats and a brass band ....

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “I went to Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “...I went to Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “I went to… Cheney after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to my dorm.”

• “I went to Cheney after class… and then I went back to my dorm.”

• “I went to… after class, only for twenty minutes, and then I went to…”

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

You can use an ellipsis to change the meaning of a quote.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

• It depends

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers ….”

• “The parade had… who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The ... had fire trucks, floats, and dancers who wore sparkly, flowing dresses.”

• “The parade had fire trucks, floats, and dancers… sparkly, flowing dresses.”

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use the ellipses: “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the fundraiser for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the… for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams… participated in the fundraiser for the homeless shelter.”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team, participated in the fundraiser for the….”

• “The sports teams, including the basketball team, baseball team, and football team… for the homeless shelter.”

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

This mark indicates that part of the text has been intentionally left out.

• hyphen
• ellipsis
• semicolon
• apostrophe

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the best way to redact information using ellipsis? 
"After school I went to her house, which was a few blocks away, and then came home."

• "After school I went to her house … and then came home."
• "After school...which was a few blocks away, and then came home."
• "After school...and then came home."

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose spectacularly interpreted stage version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?

• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds. . . ."
• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera. . .draws huge crowds."
• Our teacher told us, . . . "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
• Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose . . . version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."

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CCSS.L.8.2B

CCSS.L.8.2A