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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,. . . a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence (1776)
When quoting directly from a source, use an ellipsis to show where something has been left out. The MLA handbook suggests that brackets need not be added to ellipsis unless such an addition would add clarity to sentence.
When quoting directly from a source, use an ellipsis to show where something has been left out. The MLA handbook suggests that brackets need not be added to ellipsis unless such an addition would add clarity to sentence.
Do not use an ellipsis if words are omitted at the beginning of a quotation that is part of your own sentence.
Do not use an ellipsis if words are omitted at the beginning of a quotation that is part of your own sentence.
In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln said that our nation was “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
If the omitted words come at the end of your own sentence, use four periods (with no space before the first period).
If the omitted words come at the end of your own sentence, use four periods (with no space before the first period).
The Declaration of Independence begins, “When in the Course of human events. . . .”
If a citation follows an ellipsis at the end of a sentence, the fourth period follows the citation, and there is a space before the first ellipsis point:
If a citation follows an ellipsis at the end of a sentence, the fourth period follows the citation, and there is a space before the first ellipsis point:
The Hodges’ Harbrace handbook states, “Because language allows variety, you have many options to consider as you write . . .” (4).
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