Question

read this text. dr. frank drake, a radio astronomer at the national radio astronomy observatory in west virginia, devised an equation to estimate the number of technological civilizations that may exist in our galaxy. is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis? \dr. frank drake . . . devised an equation to estimate the number of technological civilizations that may exist in our galaxy.\ yes no, because the text with an ellipsis no longer has the same meaning

Explanation:

An ellipsis is used to indicate the omission of words from a text. Here, removing the description of Dr. Frank Drake's position changes the meaning as it omits important identifying information about who he is. So, it's not an appropriate use.

Answer:

no, because the text with an ellipsis no longer has the same meaning