Question

Make the use of ellipses to shorten the lines:
"She thought of Mycah again and her eyes filled with tears. Her fault, her fault, her fault. If she had never asked him to play at swords with her ... ."- A Song of Ice and Fire

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. "She thought of Mycah again and her eyes filled with tears ... If she had never asked him to play at swords with her ... ."
• C. "She thought of Mycah again and her eyes filled with tears. Her ... If she had never asked him to play at swords with her ... ."
• D. "She ... ."

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

"She thought of Mycah again and her eyes filled with tears ... If she had never asked him to play at swords with her ... ."

An ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought. This function of the punctuation ellipsis is well described in Option B. The remaining options do not describe trailing off of thought.