This document discusses the use of ellipses, also known as ellipsis. It begins by explaining three main uses of ellipses: 1) to show omitted text in a quote, 2) to indicate a pause in thought or create suspense, and 3) to show a trailing off or break in thought. It then provides examples for each use. The document continues by explaining how to properly format ellipses, whether following a quote, question, or exclamation. It provides exercises for learners to practice identifying the correct use of ellipses. In the end, it assigns learners to find examples of ellipses in newspapers and magazines.

2. • Which picture manifests the strongest feeling?
What makes the statement intense?
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4. ELLIPSIS (s) ELLIPSES
(P)

5. •When to
use
ellipsis?

6. When to use ellipsis?
1. Use an ellipsis to show an omission, or
leaving out, of a word or words in a quote.
e.g.
 “After school, I went to her house, which
was a few blocks away, and then came
home.”
“After school, I went to her house … and
then came home.

9. Example:
E: The ceremony honored twelve
brilliant athletes … visiting Brazil.
S: “The ceremony honored twelve brilliant
athletes from the Philippines who were
visiting Brazil.”

10. When to use ellipsis?
2. Use an ellipsis to show a pause in a thought
or to create suspense. (Suspense is when a reader is
excited to know what is going to happen next.)
e.g.
She opened the door … and saw … a cake!
I was thinking … maybe we should call home.
**The use of ellipsis is very common in informal
(friendly) letters and emails.

11. When to use ellipsis?
3. Use an ellipsis to show a break, or trailing
off, of a thought.
e.g.
I know I saw my keys somewhere . . .
“I’m not sure what to do . . .,” he said.
I never thought . . .

13. •How to
make an
ellipsis?

14. How to make an ellipsis?

15. 2. If the ellipsis is used to replace words at
the end of a sentence, it should be followed
by a period (.), question mark (?) or
exclamation point (!) to end the sentence.
e.g.
 Why would he do that … ?
 Where is she… ?
How to make an ellipsis?

16. 3. Use an ellipsis with a period to shorten a
quote.
*If the ellipsis is followed by a period, then you
will have 4 dots.
e.g.
 She said, “I like apples, oranges and bananas
because they are all fruits.”
She said, “I like apples, oranges and bananas
… .”
How to make an ellipsis?

17. 4. Use an ellipsis with an exclamation point
to show excitement after a pause.
e.g.
 Wow … !
 I cannot believe you did that … !
How to make an ellipsis?

18. 5. If the omission comes after the end of
a sentence, the ellipsis will be placed
after the period, making a total of four
dots. …
e.g.
 The team evaluated the classrooms.
…
How to make an ellipsis?

20. MARK IT RIGHT!
Choose the blank that marks the
best place to insert ellipsis points.
1. “The intellect, seeker of absolute truth
____ or the heart lover of ____ absolute good
____ we awake.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The intellect, seeker of absolute truth
or the heart lover of absolute good … we
awake.”

21. MARK IT RIGHT!
Choose the blank that marks the
best place to insert ellipsis points.
2. “Time is a test of ____ trouble but
____ not a remedy ____”
- Emily Dickinson
“Time is a test of trouble but not
a remedy …”

22. MARK IT RIGHT!
Choose the blank that marks the
best place to insert ellipsis points.
3. “Time never assuage ____an actual
suffering; it strengthens ____ as sinews do
with age ____”
- Emily Dickinson
“Time never assuage … an actual
suffering; it strengthens as sinews do
with age.”

23. MARK IT RIGHT!
Choose the blank that marks the
best place to insert ellipsis points.
4. “Yet if we could scorn, hate and ____ pride and
fear: ____ If we were things born not to shed a
tear ____”
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Yet if we could scorn, hate and pride
and fear: If we were things born not to
shed a tear …

24. MARK IT RIGHT!
Choose the blank that marks the
best place to insert ellipsis points.
5. “Rise in the spiritual rock ____ flow through
our deed and ____ make them pure ____”
-Alfred Lord Tennyson
“Rise in the spiritual rock flow
through our deed and … make them
pure.”

25. • 1. “The intellect, seeker of absolute truth or the
heart lover of absolute good … we awake.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “Time is a test of trouble but not a remedy …”
- Emily Dickinson
3. “Time never assuage … an actual suffering
strengthens as sinews do with age.
- Emily Dickinson
4. “Yet if we could scorn, hate and pride and fear: If
we were things born not to shed a tear …
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
5. “Rise in the spiritual rock flow through our deed
and … make them pure.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson

27. Create your own “hugot”
line using ellipsis. You may
focus on its application to
real life scenarios.

31. **Remember that ellipsis (…) are punctuation
marks that are used to show that something
has not been expressed. It usually indicates
any of the following:
Words that have been left out of a
quotation
Words that are being thought of
instead of spoken
A series that continues beyond the
items mentioned

32. Assignment:
(ELLIPSIS PATROL)
• Find a stack of old newspapers and magazines. Scout
for and choose articles of your interest.
• Look for and encircle all the ellipsis used in the
articles.
• Share your readings/outputs in the class.