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HELP!! Which option correctly uses ellipses to quote the excerpt?

A. According to the website Amelia Earhart.com, "In 1937... she wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world."
B. According to the website AmeliaEarhart.com,"... In 1937,... she was ready for a monumental, and final, challenge: she wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world.
C. According to the website Amelia Earhart.com,"... she was ready for a monumental, and final, challenge: she wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world..."
D. According to the website Amelia Earhart.com, "as Earhart neared her 40th birthday, she was ready for a monumental, and final,
challenge..."

HELP!! Which option correctly uses ellipses to quote the excerpt? A. According to-example-1
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Answer:

A. According to the website Amelia Earhart.com, "In 1937. . . she wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world."

Step-by-step explanation:

The ellipsis marks replace only the words that were left out of the original quotation.

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A, I believe, since ellipses aren’t needed at the beginning or end of quotes.
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