Question

Use the sentence to answer the prompt.

He read that “it took more than two years . . . for the case to tried in court and a verdict to be reached.”

In 1-2 sentences, explain if the ellipsis is used in the paragraph to indicate a pause or an omission. Use details to support your answer.

Answer 1

The ellipsis indicates an omission, not a pause: it appears inside quoted material between "years" and "for," showing that words from the original sentence have been left out to condense the quote (the three spaced dots are the standard mark for omitted text).