—"The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln
Which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?
“Four score and seven years ago . . . a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
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The quotation that correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words is:
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent . . . and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
This version maintains the original meaning while appropriately using the ellipsis to indicate that some text has been omitted.
