Question

the english alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand, which looks like this: &. today, this symbol is above the number 7 on a keyboard and means and. this excerpt will be quoted in a research paper, and the underlined words will be left out. how should the shortened excerpt be punctuated? 1. “the english alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand which means and” 2. “the english alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand which, means and” 3. “the english alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand which—means and” 4. “the english alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand which... means and”

Explanation:

When omitting words in a quote, an ellipsis (...) should be used to indicate the omission. In this case, since words are being left out, an ellipsis is the correct punctuation to use.

Answer:

1. "The English alphabet once had a letter called the ampersand, which ... means and"