Question

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
Which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?

a.“Four score and seven years ago . . . a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
b.“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
c.“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Answer 1

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal  - The quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words are (c) “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Explanation:

An ellipsis  refer to a  punctuation mark that  consist of three dots. we use  an ellipsis when we intend to omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, from a passage. The main advantage of using Ellipses  is that it remove the word or material that is irrelevant.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal  - The quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words are (c) “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

here we can see that in option (c) the word " Conceived in Liberty " is replaced by three dots indicating the usage of  ellipsis

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer is C (last one)

Explanation: