Writing a Personal Narrative about an Important Person — Unit test
Question 2 • LCS-Teacher Remediation-M/J Language Arts 3_Q1
Read the excerpt from "On Women’s Right to Vote,” an 1873 speech by Susan B. Anthony.Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words?
Answer
A
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.
B
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof . . . to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
C
Our democratic-republican government . . . of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing . . . .
D
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws . . .
Explanation
Choice A uses the ellipsis to omit “a voice and,” while keeping the remaining sentence grammatical: the right is “to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.” Choice B adds an ellipsis where no words have been omitted, and choices C and D omit words in ways that make the quotation ungrammatical or change its meaning.
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