Read this excerpt from poets. org regarding poet Shel Silverstein: Silverstein's books, which he also illustrated, are characterized by a
deft mixing of the sly and the serious, the macabre, and the just plain
silly.
Which option correctly uses ellipses to quote the excerpt?
A. According to poets. org,"... Silverstein's books are characterized
by a deft mixing of the sly and the serious, and the just plain silly.
B. According to poets. org, "Sliverstein's books, which he also
illustrated. ..."
C. According to poets. org, "Silverstein's books ... are characterized
by a deft mixing of the sly and the serious, the macabre, and the
just plain silly."
O D. According to poets. org, "Silverstein's books, which he also
illustrated, are characterized by a deft mixing of the sly... and the
serious, the macabre, and the just plain silly."

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