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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Bracketed Ellipsis Expert
I can't find a definitive answer to these on the Net, especially the last examples.
Original: I wonder if he was the one in the restaurant who did that.
Condensed:
I wonder [...] who did that?
(Correct usage above?)
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Original:
The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the region. Also, the United States and South Korea Friday signed a military pact providing for a joint response to even low-level provocation from the North. The move was predicted by analysts to provoke the North, and state news Monday released photos of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, inspecting People's Army Unit 1501.
Condensed:
The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the
region. [...] The move was predicted by analysts to provoke the North, and state news Monday released photos of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, inspecting People's Army Unit 1501.
This sentence was removed from the original: 'Also, the United States and South Korea Friday signed a military pact providing for a joint response to even low-level provocation from the North'.
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Original:
Experts question the veracity of the claim because such expertise has long been believed to be years away.
Condensed:
Experts question the veracity of the claim [...]
(This sentence deliberately trailed off. )
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Original:
Experts question the veracity of the claim because such expertise has long been believed to be years away.
Condensed:
Experts question the veracity of the claim [...].
or?
Experts question the veracity of the claim [....]
(In this one, we're omitting the words 'because such expertise has long been believed to be years away'. The sentence is not deliberately trailing off. Which ending, then, is correct – [...]. or [....]
Original: I wonder if he was the one in the restaurant who did that.
Condensed:
I wonder [...] who did that?
(Correct usage above?)
*****
Original:
The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the region. Also, the United States and South Korea Friday signed a military pact providing for a joint response to even low-level provocation from the North. The move was predicted by analysts to provoke the North, and state news Monday released photos of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, inspecting People's Army Unit 1501.
Condensed:
The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the
region. [...] The move was predicted by analysts to provoke the North, and state news Monday released photos of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, inspecting People's Army Unit 1501.
This sentence was removed from the original: 'Also, the United States and South Korea Friday signed a military pact providing for a joint response to even low-level provocation from the North'.
*****
Original:
Experts question the veracity of the claim because such expertise has long been believed to be years away.
Condensed:
Experts question the veracity of the claim [...]
(This sentence deliberately trailed off. )
*****
Original:
Experts question the veracity of the claim because such expertise has long been believed to be years away.
Condensed:
Experts question the veracity of the claim [...].
or?
Experts question the veracity of the claim [....]
(In this one, we're omitting the words 'because such expertise has long been believed to be years away'. The sentence is not deliberately trailing off. Which ending, then, is correct – [...]. or [....]
Top answer
I'm not an expert but I'll give my opinion. ] who did that? This looks fine, although it's a very strange example.
- I'm not an expert but I'll give my opinion.
- ] who did that?
- This looks fine, although it's a very strange example.
- Why would you use ellipsis in your own words?
- You can just say whatever you want.
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I'm not an expert but I'll give my opinion.
example 1: I wonder [...] who did that?
This looks fine, although it's a very strange example. Why would you use ellipsis in your own words? You can just say whatever you want.
example 2: The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the region. [...] The move was predicted by analysts to prov
example 1: I wonder [...] who did that?
This looks fine, although it's a very strange example. Why would you use ellipsis in your own words? You can just say whatever you want.
example 2: The United States recently engaged in long-planned joint military exercises in the region. [...] The move was predicted by analysts to prov
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victoExperts question the veracity of the claim because such expertise has long been believed to be years away. Condensed:Experts question the veracity of the claim [...] (This sentence deliberately trailed off. )I don't really know what you mean by, "This sentence deliberately trailed off". The sentence is complete as it stands.
If you are quoting t
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