The Guide To Punctuation

Ellipses

Alright! It's time for another chapter because someone asked about the ellipses. I think I can sort of explain about this punctuation mark, but I'm fairly new about ellipses. Thus, I advise you all to study more about this, and you'll probably get the whole idea about this. Either way, let's start.

Okay. We all know that an ellipses is made up of three periods. If you haven't seen one yet, then here is how it looks: ". . .". Now that you got the image in your brain, let's get to figuring this punctuation mark. This mark was made somewhere around the 19th and 20th century, and that's older than me. Well, anyway, an ellipses or ellipsis has a use in our modern writing, and then again, we rarely ever properly use it. We think of the ellipses or ellipsis as a dramatic effect. Well, that's not correct and it's not wrong either.

An ellipses or ellipsis is an omission. An omission is a falling short, meaning a unfinished thought. It also has multiple uses: a slight pause, mysterious, echoing voice, leading statement, and/or a awkward silence. Anyway, it's a pause. We pause the sentence for a more realistic approach, like giving off a certain emotion.

Example: "Johnny, I merely wish to spend more time  . . ." Before Johnny's father could utter a single word, he passed away. Johnny could only hold his father in his hands before letting out a painful howl.

That is the correct way of using a ellipses or ellipsis. It leaves the reader thinking, and it makes it more interesting.

I wish to give more examples, but it's better to leave the students with a vague explanation; therefore, they'll probably study it on their own time.

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