Question

Which sentence uses the ellipsis correctly when integrating this quotation? A) Macbeth cries out that "Life's . . . but a walking shadow." B) Macbeth believes that life's ". . . a tale / Told by an idiot." C) Macbeth says that life is "full of sound and fury . . . signifying nothing." D) Macbeth describes life as a "poor player that struts . . . his hour upon the stage."

Answer 1

D) Macbeth describes life as a "poor player that struts . . . his hour upon the stage."

The sentence that uses ellipses correctly is the following one: Macbeth describes life as a "poor player that struts . . . his hour upon the stage." Ellipses are used to mark where some words in a quotation have been omitted.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D), the sentence that uses ellipsis correctly when integrating this quotation is: Macbeth describes life as a "poor player that struts ... his hour upon the stage." Ellipsis is used to indicate that a word or group of words has been intentionally left out of the quotation, in this example, the ellipsis is put instead of the words "and frets" that are in the original. Options A and C do not need the use of ellipsis because there are no word missing, and option B does not need it because it is at the start of the quotation.