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:

To determine the correct use of ellipsis, we need to ensure that the meaning of the original text is preserved. The original text has two main parts: wanting women to help make laws and wanting women to have the ballot.

• Option B: "I should like to see... the ballot, in the hands of women" removes part of the second sentence ("that whiplash") which changes the meaning as "whiplash" is used to describe the ballot.
• Option C: Placing the ellipsis after "laws" incorrectly splits the two related thoughts and disrupts the flow.
• Option D: Removing "women" from "when women shall help" changes the meaning as it's no longer clear who should help make laws.

Option A shortens the end of the second sentence (after "ballot") with ellipsis, which does not change the core meaning of either part of the original text.

Answer:

A. 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 ....