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  2. An ellipsis is a punctuation mark made up of three dots (...). An ellipsis is used: To show an omission of a word or words (including whole sentences) from a text. To create a pause for effect. To show an unfinished thought. To show a trail off into silence.

  3. Oct 13, 2022 · An ellipsis is a punctuation mark of three dots (. . .) that shows an omission of words, represents a pause, or suggests there’s something left unsaid. How does an ellipsis work?

  4. An ellipsis or '...' is used to create suspense, show words are missing or show a trailing off thought. Take a look at this Primary Bitesize KS2 English guide.

  5. An ellipsis is a punctuation mark placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. It is used to designate missing information or highlight relevant information and reduce redundancy. It also can be used in dialog to express emotion or hesitancy.

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  6. Ellipsis happens when we leave out (in other words, when we don’t use) items which we would normally expect to use in a sentence if we followed the grammatical rules. The following examples show ellipsis.

  7. An ellipsis is three consecutive periods used as a punctuation mark in formal writing to denote missing or omitted text. Learn how to use an ellipsis in this article.

  8. An ellipsis (plural ellipses) is a punctuation mark made up of three periods that indicates an omission of words when quoting someone. It can also signal a pause or hesitation in speech, or trailing off of thought. An ellipsis is informally known as dot dot dot.

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