How to use an ellipsis

Part of English and LiteracyPunctuation

Ellipsis '…'

An ellipsis has different purposes and can be very useful in your writing.

• It can be used to show a word or words have been removed from a quote.

• It can create suspense by adding a pause before the end of the sentence.

• It can also be used to show the trailing off of a thought.

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