 88  Please shop, cook, etc. I will do the laundry. Rule 3. Use a period after an indirect question. Example: He asked where his suitcase was. Ellipsis Marks Use ellipsis marks when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Note To create ellipsis marks with a PC, type the period three times and the spacing will be automatically set, or press Ctrl-Alt and the period once. The Three-dot Method There are many methods for using ellipses. The three-dot method is the simplest and is appropriate for most general works and many scholarly ones. The three- or four-dot method and an even more rigorous method used in legal works require fuller explanations that can be found in other reference books. Rule 1. Use no more than three marks whether the omission occurs in the middle of a sentence or between sentences. Example: Original sentence: The regulation states, "All agencies must document overtime or risk losing federal funds.'' Rewritten using ellipses: The regulation states, "All agencies must document overtime..
Example: Original sentence from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Rewritten using ellipses: " Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth... a new nation, conceived in liberty.. Rule 2. When you omit one or more paragraphs within a long quotation, use ellipsis marks after the last punctuation mark that ends the preceding paragraph. 88 |
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