I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
Which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Twain's words without changing their meaning?
I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot . . . .
I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.
I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws . . . I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
I should like to see the time come when . . . shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
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The quotation that correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Twain's words without changing their meaning is:
I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws . . . I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
This option preserves the meaning of the original text while effectively using an ellipsis to indicate a portion of the text that has been omitted.
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