Ellipses (. . .) are used to

a. Purposefully shorten a quote by eliminating words that are not necessary to make your point.
b. Take the place of quotation marks when only using a part of the author's exact words.
c. Signal a transition to another paragraph

d. Create closure in the conclusion of an essay.


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