Use the sentence to answer the prompt.

He read that “it took more than two years . . . for the case to tried in court and a verdict to be reached.”

In 1 sentences, explain if the ellipsis is used in the paragraph to indicate a pause or an omission. Use details to support your answer.
(2 points)

The ellipsis is used in the sentence to indicate an omission. This can be seen in the use of the ellipsis to omit the words between "two years" and "for the case to be tried in court", indicating that some information has been left out.

In 1 sentences, explain how to use an apostrophe to show possession for singular and plural nouns and to form contractions. (2 points)

To show possession for singular and plural nouns, add an apostrophe followed by an "s" for singular nouns and only an apostrophe for plural nouns, and to form contractions, combine two words by using an apostrophe to replace the missing letters.