Question

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In the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan, the Darvaza gas crater, just over one hundred fifty miles from the country's capital, has been burning for more than forty years.
Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?
"In the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan, the Darvaza gas crater . . . has been burning for more than forty years."

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

No, it is not an appropriate use of an ellipsis in this context. An ellipsis is typically used to indicate a pause in speech or an omission of words, not to break up a sentence in this way. The sentence would be more clear and effective without the ellipsis: "In the Karakum Desert of central Turkmenistan, the Darvaza gas crater has been burning for more than forty years."