Read the excerpt from “On Women’s Right to Vote,” an 1873 speech by Susan B. Anthony. Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws. Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words?
Answer
A
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof . . . to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
B
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of . . . a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
C
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.
D
Our democratic-republican government . . . of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing . . . .