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In which choice is the ellipsis used correctly to revise the following sentence:

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

A) It is a truth. . .must be in want of a wife.
B) . . .a single man. . .must be in want of a wife.
C) It is a truth. . .that a single man. . .must be in want of a wife.
D) It is a truth. . .that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

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It's D

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User Bryce Chan
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D. It does not omit the important piece of information, which is that a single man must be in possession of a good fortune.
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