Uses of the Ellipsis

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.

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"With the factory... the town's economy declined rapidly."

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

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

• passage of time

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

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

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.

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate? 'The meeting was long... and everyone was tired.'

• A) passage of time

• B) an unfinished thought

• C) omitted text from a quotation

• D) emphasis

In which of the following sentences is the ellipsis used to indicate an unfinished thought?

• A) She was going to say something...

• B) The sun set... and the stars appeared.

• C) He quoted, 'To be or not to be... that is the question.'

• D) The report was long... detailed and comprehensive.

What is the primary function of an ellipsis in a literary analysis?

• A) To create suspense

• B) To indicate a pause

• C) To omit unnecessary details

• D) To emphasize a point

Which sentence uses an ellipsis to show omitted text from a quotation?

• A) 'The results were... unexpected,' she said.

• B) 'He was... and then he left,' she explained.

• C) 'The journey was long... and tiring,' he noted.

• D) 'The book states, 'It was the best of times... it was the worst of times.''