Question

Identify the sentence that uses an ellipsis correctly.. A) The First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech" . . . B) The First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech" C) The First Amendment provides that Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . . . D) The First Amendment provides that ". . . .Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . . ."

Answer 1

The First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech"

Ellipses are used to indicate when a group of words are removed from a sentence to make the quotation read smoothly.

Ellipses are NOT used to indicate that words have been omitted from the beginning or end of a quotation.

Answer 2

B) The First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech" because all the others have ellipsis at the end of the quote