The correct answer is:
A. Samuel liked outdoor activities...so much that he looked forward to summer all year long.
The ellipsis is used correctly to indicate a portion of the sentence has been omitted while retaining the overall meaning.
Multiple Choice Question
Read the sentence that follows.
Samuel liked outdoor activities, such as flying kites, riding bikes, running laps, swimming laps, jumping rope, blowing bubbles, and running through a sprinkler, so much that he looked forward to summer all year long.
Which of the following uses correct punctuation when quoting part of this sentence?
A.
Samuel liked outdoor activities...so much that he looked forward to summer all year long.
B.
Samuel liked outdoor activities—so much that he looked forward to summer all year long.
C.
Samuel liked outdoor activities; so much that he looked forward to summer all year long
D.
Samuel liked outdoor activities: so much that he looked forward to summer all year long.
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