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Okay, so i see that you need help with this question, and it says, which of the following sentences uses ellipse correctly to omit quoted material? so, ellipses look like this, dot, dot, dot, are used to indicate that a portion of a quoted material has been omitted.
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This can be for brevity, relevance, or clarity.
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The key is that the omission should not alter the original meaning or mislead the reader.
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So it can't alter, can't alter, or mislead.
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Okay? so, despite the looming civil war, lincoln said, i do not expect the union to be dissolved.
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Dot, dot, dot.
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Before the civil war, lincoln predicted either the opponents of slavery will arrest the future spread of it, or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the states.
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States, when contemplating the continuation of some states allowing slaves and others not, lincoln said, i believe the government cannot endure permanently.
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In his famous speech, when president nominee abraham lincoln said, i do not expect the union to be dissolved, but i do expect it will cease to be divided.
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And when speaking to other delegates, 1858, lincoln said, i believe the government cannot endure permanently half slavery...