Tuesday 28 September 2010

This week the topic is...

...How to use the ellipsis
The ellipsis (...), sometimes called the suspension or omission marks, has three uses:
  • to show that some material has been omitted from a direct quotation [One of Churchill's most famous speeches declaimed: "We shall shall fight them on the beaches ... We shall never surrender".]
  • to indicate suspense [The winner is ...]
  • to show that a sentence has been left unfinished because it has simply trailed off [Watch this space ...]
Each of you should compose three sentences using an ellipsis in each of the three ways above.

Simples!

18 comments:

  1. A cake first has to be baked... after all is finihsed, then is the time to start decorating it.

    This Hot chocolate fudge really is... the best I've ever imagined!

    Anyone knows what "creme" brulee is? I'll tell you...

    (Yes i feel like writing about food today; got a problem with it!)

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  2. "Feel free to comment on each other's work...nicely."

    If pigs could fly then i would...

    Do you thinks its funny that I... at the fair

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  3. In your maths test you scored...

    I spent my money on blue paint...it turned out to be black.

    I wanted to see Paramore...but Jamie had lost the tickets!

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  4. You should go and tell her the truth... or I will.

    After months of voting, I can now reveal that the winner is...

    I can't believe you didn't know who Gary Glitter is, I'll tell you...

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  5. Ok lets do this...

    Yes that soup was...interesting

    Well if your to scarred to go...i will

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  6. who it was, we will never know...

    i was wondering... will you give me some money.

    i looked into the sky, i couldn't believe what i saw...

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  7. Great Scott...

    "Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"

    What... What the hell is a gigawatt?

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  8. Indeed, one of Abraham Lincoln's quotes: "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government... a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."

    Then he opened the door, bracing himself... Locked.

    Gone for now...

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  9. Okay then... here we go!

    Using quotations... genius

    Will he mention Chuck Norris... not today

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  10. You know, after talking it over, I still can’t decide ..., but I hope to make a decision soon.

    Luke tried and tried to find a solution ... but he just couldn’t figure it out.
    i don't know...well ok then.

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  11. This is a hard decision... but ill have to take the chocolate cake.

    I leave my homework until last minute... but atleast im doing it!

    Those candy whistles were a bad idea... i still have ringing in my ear!

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  12. lauren here.

    The narrator said the girl would come out alive...but would she?

    I wish i had a pair of them sketchers...the shape up kind.

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  13. You will go say sorry... or I tell your mother.

    The winner of the X factor is... Cher Lyod!

    I wish I was like him... the one with the afro.

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  14. "Welcome to the show, this is the story of... please make sure your mobile phones are switched off. Enjoy!"

    I know who stole the bicycle... it was Liam.

    You'll see...

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  15. "I'm wondering …" she said, looking puzzled.

    You know, after talking it over, I still can’t decide ..., but I hope to make a decision soon.

    I wasn't completely sure how to use ellipses before looking at this blog... but now i know.

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  16. balt is fat...for writing about food

    i dont know about mr pope...hes a little strange

    im going the pictures on saturday...anybody want to go?

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  17. This post is abit late...atleast now im doing it.

    You dont understand...i'll explain

    And the winner of that round is...you'll find out after the break.

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  18. The road ahead was dark... we dared to enter.

    She opened the door... only to find a small penguin.

    A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... Starwars.

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