Question

Read the excerpt from “On Women’s Right to Vote,” an 1873 speech by Susan B. Anthony.

Answer 1

Answer:

It's B. And when... people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.

Explanation:

Took the quiz on Edgenuity.

Answer 2

Answer:

And when . . . people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.

Explanation:

An ellipsis is a set of dots (…) that show the omission of superfluous words or that could be inferred from contextual clues.

Only the second option applies it correctly because it only omits "100 or 1,000,000", which is information superfluous to the main idea of the speech.

The other options omit information that is crucial for a complete understanding of the excerpt.