Question

read the excerpt from \votes for women,\ a speech by mark twain from 1901.
i should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten twains words without changing their meaning?
i should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot . . .
i should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. i should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.
i should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws . . . i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.
i should like to see the time come when . . . shall help to make the laws. i should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women.

Explanation:

An ellipsis replaces non-essential words without altering the original meaning. We need to check which option cuts redundant text while preserving the core message of Mark Twain's statement.

1. First option: Truncates the end of the second sentence, removing critical context ("in the hands of women"), changing the meaning.
2. Second option: Removes the repetitive phrase "that whiplash" from the second sentence. This phrase is descriptive but not essential to the core claim that Twain wants women to have the ballot, so the meaning remains intact.
3. Third option: Places the ellipsis at the end of the first sentence, which truncates a complete, key clause and distorts the original statement.
4. Fourth option: Removes "women" from the first sentence, which is the central subject of the statement, completely altering the meaning.

Answer:

I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.