Question 7 • *STPSB_8th Grade English Language Arts Quarter 1 Master 2627 Cousin
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.—"The Gettysburg Address," Abraham LincolnWhich quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?
Answer
A
“Four score and seven years ago . . . a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
B
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
C
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
Explanation
An ellipsis shows that words have been omitted while the remaining words still form a clear, faithful quotation. In C, the omitted words are “conceived in Liberty, and,” leaving “a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition,” which preserves the sentence’s meaning. A leaves “ago” awkwardly connected to “a new nation,” and B makes it seem that the fathers, rather than the nation, were dedicated to the proposition.
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