Ellipsis

• Ellipsis is the elimination of a word or words from a written work, either because they are superfluous or are implicit elsewhere in the sentence. It also refers to the three dots … where a word or words have been ommitted.
• For Example:  Caesar saw three Gauls, his lieutenant saw only two. (Gauls has been omitted at the end of the sentence). Or, Caesar saw three Gauls, his lieutenant saw only two …

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