Read the excerpt from "votes for women,” a speech by mark twain from 1901.

i should like to see the time come when women shall to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.

which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten twain's words without changing their meaning?

i should like to see the time come when women shall to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot . .
i should like to see the time come when women shall to make the laws. i should like to see . . the ballot, in the hands of women.
i should like to see the time come when women shall to make the laws . . i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
i should like to see the time come when . . shall to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.

I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.

This is the best choice. An ellipsis should be used in the middle of the quotation to remove a piece of text so as to shorten the words without changing meaning. The text before and after the ellipsis should easily flow together and make sense without any grammatical inconsistencies. Option B does just this. Option A is incorrect because the ellipsis is at the end of the quotation. Option C does not have any text removed. Option D is also not correct because the quotation does not read grammatically correct with the text removed by the ellipsis.

B is your answer

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yes

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when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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