Ellipsis
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Answer Sheet
1 Award 1 mark for a response that shows that the ellipsis is used to indicate omission, eg:
- There is an ellipsis to represent the missing words.
1 mark(s)
2 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis used correctly, for example:
He slowly opened the door and gasped when he saw it...
1 mark(s)
3 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis and builds suspense, for example:
I pulled the raffle ticket from the bowl, and the winner was...
1 mark(s)
Tick one
4
To show a pause in speech
To show that word/s have been missed out
To build suspense
1 mark(s)
5 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis used correctly, for example:
Through the mist I could see a tall ship, and beyond that...
1 mark(s)
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Tick one
6
To show a pause in speech
To trail off at the end of a sentence
To replace a semi-colon
1 mark(s)
7 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis used correctly, for example:
After the storm, all was quiet until...
1 mark(s)
8
To build suspense
1 mark(s)
9 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis used correctly, for example:
As soon as he arrived he announced his big news...
1 mark(s)
10 To build suspense
1 mark(s)
11 Accept a sentence that ends with an ellipsis used correctly, for example:
Far out to sea, pirates were plotting their next attack...
1 mark(s)
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