Question

(PLS HELP 25 points) Read the sentence.

They ate the sandwiches, fruit, and vegetables before they washed the dishes.

How should the sentence be punctuated to omit the phrase "the sandwiches, fruit, and vegetables"?


They ate . . . before they washed the dishes.


They ate, before they washed the dishes.


They ate—before they washed the dishes.


They ate; before they washed the dishes.

Answer 1

They ate . . . before they washed the dishes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ellipsis marks . . . indicate that part of the original sentence has been left out.