51
edits
What is an ellipsis and how do you use one correctly?: Difference between revisions
What is an ellipsis and how do you use one correctly? (view source)
Revision as of 14:15, 11 July 2006
, 17 years agoappend to 1st revision
(1st revision) |
m (append to 1st revision) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
An Ellipsis is three spaced periods that denote deleted text from a verbatim [[What is the correct way to use punctuation with quotation marks?|quotation]] (Hacker 270). The sentence should not differ in meaning, and should not be ill grammared (Hult 885). | An Ellipsis is three spaced periods that denote deleted text from a verbatim [[What is the correct way to use punctuation with quotation marks?|quotation]] (Hacker 270). The sentence should not differ in meaning, and should not be ill grammared (Hult 885). The reasoning for use would be to only obtain correlating wordage from a quotation (Kennedy H-123). | ||
==Proper Use== | ==Proper Use== | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
*A line of dots is used when a line of text in poetry has been removed (Hacker 271). | *A line of dots is used when a line of text in poetry has been removed (Hacker 271). | ||
*If author being quoted has used ellipsis, quoter should use brackets around newly inserted ellipsis, to avoid confusion (Hult 886). | *If author being quoted has used ellipsis, quoter should use brackets around newly inserted ellipsis, to avoid confusion (Hult 886). | ||
* When omitting one or more entire [http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm paragraphs], indicate the omission by indenting four points and placing them on a separate line. Practice of that can be found in point 5 of the linked page. | *When omitting one or more entire [http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm paragraphs], indicate the omission by indenting four points and placing them on a separate line. Practice of that can be found in point 5 of the linked page. | ||
*When omitting the beginning of a sentence, bracket and capitalize the beginning letter (Aaron 270). | |||
**An example of this: "In my house there are ornate paintings on the wall." This would become, "[T]here are ornate paintings on the wall." | |||
*No ellipsis is needed when using a word or phrase, not taken from verbatim quotation (Aaron 271). | |||
==Errors In Use== | ==Errors In Use== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 19: | ||
**This rule is excused if the ellipsis is replacing the last quoted sentence; as required by MLA formatting (Hacker 271). | **This rule is excused if the ellipsis is replacing the last quoted sentence; as required by MLA formatting (Hacker 271). | ||
**When ending a quoted sentence with an ellipsis, use a fourth period as the end of the sentence (Hult 885). | **When ending a quoted sentence with an ellipsis, use a fourth period as the end of the sentence (Hult 885). | ||
**If your quotation omitts text from the start, and the first letter was originally capitalized, an ellipsis is needed (Aaron 271). | |||
*Hodges warns: "Whenever you omit anything from material you quote, make sure your omission does not change the meaning of the original." | *Hodges warns: "Whenever you omit anything from material you quote, make sure your omission does not change the meaning of the original." | ||
*Using brackets around ellipsis only applies to quotations, not statements of your own (Hult 886). | *Using brackets around ellipsis only applies to quotations, not statements of your own (Hult 886). | ||
| Line 30: | Line 34: | ||
Hult, Christine A., and Thomas N. Huckin. ''The New Century Handbook''. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. | Hult, Christine A., and Thomas N. Huckin. ''The New Century Handbook''. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. | ||
Kennedy, X.J., Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Sylvia A. Holladay, eds. The Bedford Guide for College Writers. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin Press, 1993. | |||
[[Category:Composition]] | [[Category:Composition]] | ||