In which choice is the ellipses used correctly to revise the following sentence from Madame Bovary? To spare him expense his mot
her sent him every week by the carrier a piece of veal baked in the oven, with which he lunched when he came back from the hospital, while he sat kicking his feet against the wall. A) ...he lunched when he came back from the hospital... Eliminate B) To spare him expense...he sat kicking his feet against the wall. C) His mother sent him every week by the carrier a piece of veal... D) To spare him expense his mother sent him...veal baked in the oven.
D) To spare him expense his mother sent him...veal baked in the oven.
Explanation:
To spare him expense his mother sent him...veal baked in the oven. In this sentence, the ellipses is used correctly. It omits redundant information without changing the original meaning of the sentence.
Friar Laurence's plan is that when Juliet wakes from her slumbers, she'll be whisked off to safety by Romeo, just arrived from his exile in Mantua. But the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and this particular case is no exception.