In which sentence is the ellipsis used INCORRECTLY?
A) Abigail confessed that she "loved the novel by Jane Austen. . . ."
B) Abigail confessed that she "loved the novel by. . .Austen more than the novel by. . .Twain."
C) Abigail confessed that she "loved the novel by Jane Austen more than the novel by Mark Twain. . . ."
D) Abigail confessed that she. . ."loved the novel by Jane Austen more than the novel by Mark Twain."
A? If not D?
Which one? A? or D?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/ellipsis.htm
... or maybe another??
I meant B!
Since we can't see the entire original sentence, I guess D is the best choice among these.
Or do you have access to the original -- complete -- sentence? If so, post it.
They did not give me the complete sentence. But thank you for helping me!
OK. Good luck!!
And you're welcome!
The ellipsis is a punctuation mark that is used to indicate a pause or omission of words in a sentence. In this case, we are looking for the sentence where the ellipsis is used incorrectly.
In sentence A, the ellipsis is used correctly because it indicates a pause in the speaker's dialogue.
In sentence B, the ellipsis is also used correctly as it shows a pause before mentioning the author's name.
In sentence C, the ellipsis is used correctly to indicate a pause before mentioning the second author's name.
In sentence D, the ellipsis is used incorrectly. The placement of the ellipsis is wrong as it should come after the speaker's name, not before it. Additionally, the quotation mark after "she" is also misplaced.
So the correct answer is D.