Question

Which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Twain's words without changing their meaning? I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot . . . . I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women. I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws . . . I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women. I should like to see the time come when . . . shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.

Answer 1

Answer:

I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.

Explanation:

The ellipsis can be used to present a suppression in the text, that is, to shorten the text, extracting some words, but keeping the text coherent and meaningful, allowing the reader to understand the words of the author of the text, even with the extraction of some words. Among the options shown in the question, the one selected as the correct answer is the only one that shows a correct example of how to use the ellipses to suppress a text, since even with the ellipses, we are able to understand that Twain was interested in seeing the participation of women in politics, being able to vote.