Question

Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words? Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation . . . can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. Now we are engaged in a great civil war . . . testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated . . . We are met on a great battlefield of that war. Now . . . in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

Answer 1

Answer:

I do believe the answer is A. I chose A on my test and got it correct.

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Answer 2

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation . . . can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.