Question

read this text. southern africas so - called fairy circles - round patches of soil surrounded by grass - were once thought to be caused by termites. is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis? \southern africas so - called fairy circles... were once thought to be caused by termites.\ yes no, because the text with an ellipsis no longer has the same meaning

Explanation:

The ellipsis removes the non - essential description "round patches of soil surrounded by grass", but the main idea that fairy circles in Southern Africa were once thought to be caused by termites remains intact.

Answer:

yes