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Question

Read the quote from a book Serena is reading.

*Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins. There was one way, one very clear way, to tell the boys apart,"

Serena wants to use part of this quote in a paper she is writing.

What is the correct way to use an ellipsis in the quoted sentence?

• 1. "Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins. There was one way .., to tell the boys apart."

• 2. "Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins . .. There was one way, one very clear way, to tell the boys apart."

• 3. "Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins. There was one way, one very clear way, to tell the boys apart...

• 4. " .. Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins. There was one way, one very clear way, to tell the boys apart..

Answer

The correct way to use an ellipsis in the quoted sentence is option 2: "Tyler and Tyrell were identical twins... There was one way, one very clear way, to tell the boys apart."

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Option 2 is the correct way to use an ellipsis in the quoted sentence because it indicates that a portion of the original sentence has been omitted...