Ellipses

Alabama English Language Arts Course of Study, Objective 8 : Demonstrate appropriate use of ellipses, parentheses, hyphens and suspended hyphens, hyphenation of number-and-noun modifiers, slashes, and use of commas with subordinate clauses and nominative absolutes. Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information.

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Ellipses Alabama English Language Arts Course of Study, Objective 8 : Demonstrate appropriate use of ellipses, parentheses, hyphens and suspended hyphens, hyphenation of number-and-noun modifiers, slashes, and use of commas with subordinate clauses and nominative absolutes. Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information.

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Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses “ Demonstrate Appropriate Use,” Means… ● Show me you know what ellipses are, and… ● Show me you can use them appropriately: - By identifying appropriate uses on a quiz, and then - By actually using ellipses appropriately yourself ● That’s what we’re going to do-- right now .

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Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Here’s an article in a newspaper. The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Here’s an article in a newspaper. Look at this long sentence. The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses What if you wanted to quote that sentence in your own writing? The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses What if you wanted to quote that sentence in your own writing? But you didn’t want to quote all of it? The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses You could do this: The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses You could do this: The newspaper reported that “A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes . . . took place at the parade grounds.” The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses You could do this: The newspaper reported that “A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes . . . took place at the parade grounds.” The News A ceremony honoring twelve young athletes, including runners, bicycle racers, football and basketball players, and two members of a polo team, took place at the parade grounds. Among the attendees were the governor, two of his staff members, and a wide assort-ment of parents, friends, and other Printed Everyday! Only 25 ¢ Ellipsis!

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Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” What if you wanted to quote this, but leave out this part?

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” Notice that the part you want to leave out is at the end of the sentence!

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” You do it like this:

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” You do it like this: “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night . . . .”

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” You do it like this: “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night . . . .” An ellipsis for the left-out material

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” You do it like this: “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night . . . .” An ellipsis for the left-out material And a period for the end of the sentence!

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night, including much damage from hail.” You do it like this: “ The storm brought a lot of anguish to the county last night . . . . Four dots, not just three.

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses From a national news magazine:

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine:

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine: How could you quote this...

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine: How could you quote this... … while leaving this part out?

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine: Here’s how:

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine: Here’s how: “ The jury found the suspect guilty.”

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Practice with Ellipses “ After several days of deliberations, the jury found the suspect guilty.” From a national news magazine: Here’s how: “ The jury found the suspect guilty.” No need for ellipses because the omitted part is at the beginning of the sentence.

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Good Job. Now, a Short Review, then Quiz

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Good Job. Now, a Short Review, then Quiz ● Ellipses are a set of dots that shows an omission

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Good Job. Now, a Short Review, then Quiz ● Ellipses are a set of dots that shows an omission ● If the omission is in the middle of a sentence, then only one ellipsis (three dots) is used

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Good Job. Now, a Short Review, then Quiz ● Ellipses are a set of dots that shows an omission ● If the omission is in the middle of a sentence, then only one ellipsis (three dots) is used ● If the omission is at the end of a sentence, then an ellipsis plus a period is used

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Good Job. Now, a Short Review, then Quiz ● Ellipses are a set of dots that shows an omission ● If the omission is in the middle of a sentence, then only one ellipsis (three dots) is used ● If the omission is at the end of a sentence, then an ellipsis plus a period is used ● An ellipsis can also show a momentary pause in the flow of a sentence or thought

Demonstrate Appropriate Use of Microsoft ™ Powerpoint ® Presentation Copyright © 2009 by Wayne Bartlett, All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be copied or used in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Contact the author at codex10168@gmail.com for more information. Ellipses Ellipses Quiz Answer the questions on your Student Answer Sheet, then write your sentences on your own paper.

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