Question

Puffy white clouds floated overhead on a background of blue, while birds fluttered through oaks and maples and flowers burst forth from the fertile soil in an array of colors — all unheard and unseen by a pretty girl of seven.

Which option correctly uses ellipses to quote the excerpt?

Answer 1

Puffy white clouds floated overhead on a background of blue, while birds fluttered through oaks and maples and flowers burst forth from the fertile soil in an array of colors... all unheard and unseen by a pretty girl of seven.

(The ellipsis is used to indicate the omission of text before "all" to paraphrase the original excerpt.)

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