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✍️ English 9 minLesson 39 of 50
Employing Ellipses for Omission
Understand how to use ellipses to show missing text or trailing thoughts.
What you will learn
- Use an ellipsis to indicate you have removed part of a direct quotation.
- An ellipsis consists of three dots with spaces in between.
- Ellipses can represent a hesitant or trailing thought in creative writing.
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Question 1 of 1What does the ellipsis signify in a direct quote?
