{"id":877,"date":"2022-04-20T10:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=877"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:02:04","slug":"e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately\/","title":{"rendered":"E- NN.3 Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Decide Whether Ellipses (\u2026) Are Used Appropriately \u2728\u270d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 What is an Ellipses?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 An <strong>ellipsis (\u2026)<\/strong> is a set of <strong>three dots<\/strong> used in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 It shows that <strong>something has been left out<\/strong> OR a <strong>pause in speech\/thought<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Uses of Ellipses \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Omitting words<\/strong> in a quotation \ud83d\udcd6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: &#8220;The dog\u2026 ran to the park.&#8221; \ud83d\udc15\ud83c\udfde\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Some words are skipped but meaning is clear!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Showing hesitation or pause<\/strong> in speech \ud83d\ude36<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: &#8220;I was just\u2026 thinking about it.&#8221; \ud83e\udd14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Creating suspense or unfinished thought<\/strong> \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: &#8220;And then\u2026 it happened!&#8221; \u26a1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 When NOT to Use Ellipses \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udeab Don\u2019t use ellipses just to make your writing look dramatic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udeab Don\u2019t add more than three dots (\u2026) \u2013 unless at the end of a sentence with a period (\u2026.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udeab Don\u2019t use them if nothing is missing or no pause is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 How to Decide if Ellipses are Used Correctly \ud83e\udd13<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f Does it show <strong>missing words<\/strong> in a quotation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f Does it show a <strong>pause, hesitation, or suspense<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f Is it exactly <strong>three dots<\/strong> (\u2026)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 If YES \u2192 Correct use \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 If NO \u2192 Incorrect use \u274c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf08 Quick Examples \ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Correct<\/strong>: &#8220;She said, \u2018I will\u2026 try my best.\u2019&#8221; \ud83d\udcaa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <strong>Incorrect<\/strong>: &#8220;He went to the market\u2026\u2026.&#8221; (Too many dots \ud83d\ude05)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Correct<\/strong>: &#8220;The story begins\u2026 but we don\u2019t know how it ends.&#8221; \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <strong>Incorrect<\/strong>: &#8220;The cat is\u2026 on the mat.&#8221; (No words skipped or pause needed \ud83d\udc31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2728 <strong>Ellipses (\u2026) = Missing words \/ Pause \/ Suspense<\/strong> \u2728<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Use carefully to keep your writing <strong>clear and meaningful<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Read this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">After a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Washington, D.C., in 2011 and damaged the Washington Monument, engineers examined every stone in the monument and discovered more than one hundred fifty cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#b00012\">Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">&#8216;After a 5.8 magnitude earthquake . . . damaged the Washington Monument, engineers examined every stone in the monument and discovered more than one hundred fifty cracks.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><div class = \"hdq_quiz_wrapper\"><a href = \"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately\/\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class = \"hdq_quiz_start hdq_button button\" role = \"button\">QUIZ START<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Read this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">In the early 19th century, Ada Lovelace, often considered the first computer programmer, conceptualised a process of repeated, or looped, instructions for a computing machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#b00012\">Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">&#8216;In the early 19th century, Ada Lovelace . . . conceptualised a process of repeated, or looped, instructions for a computing machine.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><div class = \"hdq_quiz_wrapper\"><a href = \"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately\/\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class = \"hdq_quiz_start hdq_button button\" role = \"button\">QUIZ START<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Read this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">At the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in London, participants create complex themed gardens and elaborate flower sculptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#b00012\">Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">&#8216;At the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in London, . . . gardens and elaborate flower sculptures.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><div class = \"hdq_quiz_wrapper\"><a href = \"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately\/\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class = \"hdq_quiz_start hdq_button button\" role = \"button\">QUIZ START<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Read this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Southern Africa&#8217;s so-called fairy circles\u2014round patches of soil surrounded by 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Omitting words in a quotation \ud83d\udcd6 2. Showing hesitation or pause in speech \ud83d\ude36 3. Creating suspense or unfinished thought \ud83d\ude2f \ud83d\udd39 When NOT to Use Ellipses<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-3-decide-whether-ellipses-are-used-appropriately\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- NN.3 Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-877","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17381,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/877\/revisions\/17381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}