20. When enclosing a quotation within a quotation, use


A. single quotation marks.
B. parentheses.
C. dashes
D. ellipses.

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No.

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No, you do not use ellipses (...)

Ellipses are essentially series of dots (most likely '...') that are used to signify omitting phrases, sentences, words, ect.

Say for instance, ''the tan cat meowed, purred, then hit the food bowl.''

This becomes ''the tan cat.... hit the food bowl.'' Note that the other words were missing, or omitting. Instead they were replaced with eclipses.

The correct answer would be A. Single quotation marks are used inside the double quotation marks if you have a quotation within a quotation.

To determine the correct answer for question 20, we need to understand the proper way to enclose a quotation within a quotation.

When you have a situation where you are quoting someone who is already quoting someone else, you need to use a specific punctuation style called "double quotation within single quotation" or "single quotation within double quotation."

Here's an example to illustrate this:

Original sentence: "John said, 'I heard Sarah say, "I can't believe it!"'"

In this example, John is quoting Sarah, who said, "I can't believe it!" To properly indicate the nested quotation, we would use single quotation marks within the double quotation marks.

Now let's look at the answer choices:

A. Single quotation marks: This is the correct answer because, as explained above, when enclosing a quotation within a quotation, we use single quotation marks.

B. Parentheses: Parentheses are not typically used to enclose a quotation within a quotation. They are more commonly used for explanations or additional information.

C. Dashes: Dashes are not used to enclose a quotation within a quotation. They are usually used to indicate interruptions or breaks in thought.

D. Ellipses: Ellipses are not used to enclose a quotation within a quotation. They are typically used to indicate that a portion of the quoted text has been omitted.

Therefore, the correct answer to question 20 is A. Single quotation marks.