Imagine you are writing an essay about Mexican food. You wish to include only the related part of the following citation. How might you use an ellipsis to omit the unnecessary text?
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes. In Guatemala, it is more often integrated directly into the sauce. There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
…In Guatemala, it is more often integrated directly into the sauce. There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes. In Guatemala, it is more often integrated directly into the sauce….
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes….There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes. In Guatemala, it is more often integrated directly into the sauce. There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes...There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
Why might you choose to use an ellipsis if you are using a quotation in your work?
An ellipsis allows you to only use the part(s) of the text most related to your writing.
An ellipsis allows you to change the meaning of a quote.
An ellipsis does not allow you to change the meaning of a quote.
An ellipsis cannot change the tone of a text.
An ellipsis allows you to only use the part(s) of the text most related to your writing.
Points - Distance
(3, 4) and (5, 6)2.82(8, 7) and (-6, -2)16.64(5, 6) and (-1, 0)8.4(5, 3) and (-6, -7)14.86
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It appears that the given information does not provide context for the numbers. Could you please clarify or provide more information so that I can better understand what you are asking?
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes… There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.
To use an ellipsis to omit the unnecessary text, you can indicate the omission by including three periods ( . . . ) within square brackets [...]
So, in this case, the correct answer would be:
Cilantro is an important garnish on many Mexican dishes. [...] In Guatemala, it is more often integrated directly into the sauce. There are few Mexican sauces that include cilantro as a major ingredient.