Question

Which of the following is true of an ellipsis? A. It shows a character may be implying, rather than stating, something. B. It shows a character may be more important to the plot than others. C. It shows where a character's speech is beginning and ending. D. It shows where a tagline should appear in normal conversation.

Answer 1

Ellipsis is a literary device used to omit a word or series of words, generally represented by a series of three dots. This device allows the reader to fill in narrative gaps.

Taking this into consideration, sentence A. It shows a character may be implying, rather than stating, something is true about an ellipsis.

Answer 2

"A. It shows a character may be implying, rather than stating, something" is the best option since it purposefully omits a word or group of words from the text--forcing the reader to infer what the character is saying.