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.
Andrew of Massachusetts issued the Civil War's first official call for black soldiers. More than 1,000 men responded. They formed the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first black regiment to be raised in the North.
