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US Academic Writing MCQs

How would a writer format a quotation in an academic paper if he wanted to delete some words from the middle of the quotation?

By using ellipses to replace the missing words, as in: "I went out...and returned an hour later."

By using a comma to replace the missing words, as in: "I went out, and returned an hour later."

By using a colon to replace the missing words, as in: "I went out: and returned an hour later."

By using a hyphen to replace the missing words, as in: "I went out - and returned an hour later."

Answer

Correct Answer: By using ellipses to replace the missing words, as in: "I went out...and returned an hour later."

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