Question

Read the passage.

Size matters when you are hosting a conference. Trenton Place is the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. Over the course of a year, Trenton Place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. The theater is one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars.


What is the best use of ellipses to shorten the passage?


A. Size matters when you are hosting a conference. . . . the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space.


B. Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. . . . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars.


C. Over the course of a year, Trenton Place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. . . . home to Big Sky Theater.


D. Trenton Place is the largest convention center in the country. . . . Trenton Place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows.

Answer 1

Answer: B. Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. . . . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars.

Explanation: B is the answer because it doesn't leave you feeling like you're missing a piece of information when reading it, unlike the other options. In option A, it only talks about the building itself, not what it's used for. Option C gives you a specific example, which isn't helpful because it doesn't give you a clear idea of Trenton Place. Option D is hardly important because it's talking about a prediction of crowd numbers.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. . . . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars.

Size matters when you are hosting a conference. Trenton Place is the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. Over the course of a year, Trenton Place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. The theater is one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars.

The best use of ellipses to shorten the passage is "Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. . . . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars."

In grammatical terms, an ellipse is a punctuation mark that uses three dots after a word. It is used to omit a word or words in a paragraph. It is helpful to save some space or to eliminate some words that are somewhat not necessary to understand the context of the sentence. In this case, when we use "Trenton Place is also home to Big Sky Theater. . . . one of the largest theaters in the city equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars," we are including the most important elements of the sentence.