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 (...) is used to omit words in a quotation while keeping the original meaning. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: Ending with "the ballot...." is incorrect as it omits the key part "in the hands of women" which is crucial for the meaning.
• Option 2: "I should like to see...the ballot, in the hands of women" - the ellipsis replaces "that whiplash" which is just a descriptive phrase for "the ballot". The main idea of women having the ballot (to help make laws) is retained.
• Option 3: Using a single dot (.) instead of an ellipsis (...) is a formatting error.
• Option 4: "when...shall help" omits "women" which changes the subject and thus the meaning.

Answer:

Second option: 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.