Wrigley Houston states, "Today's teens are so reliant on technology that learning to drive is no longer a high priority. . . . Studies show that over 20% of 16 year olds socialize online more than they do in person."
Explanation:
An ellipsis is used to show the reader that a phrase or a sentence has been taken out of the original quotation. When using an ellipsis to show that a sentence has been omitted, use three periods with a space in between each period in place of the sentence. If the missing sentence comes after a complete sentence, add a space after the period and then use three periods with spaces in between each of them. An ellipsis should have a single space before and after it.
Wrigley Houston states, "Today teens are so reliant on technology that learning to drive is no longer a high priority. Teens are more focused on technology that 20 % of 16 year olds socialize online more than in person."
A simple sentence is a sentence has only one independent clause with a subject, a predicate (which states what the subject is doing) and a complete thought.
Here, "The excited guest" is the subject, "ascended the stairs" is the predicate as it states the action of the subject, and "to the awards ceremony" is a complete though.
Thus, it is a simple sentence as it does not have any other dependent or subordinate clauses.
An example of a simple sentence can be "The mail man went home in a hurry".