1, citation omitted

The first role of the ellipsis: can be used for the omission of quotations. In the article, sometimes quoted poems and songs, character dialog, or part of the article, but it is not possible to quote all, just quote an important part of it. At this point, it is necessary to use the ellipsis.

2, list omission

The second role of the ellipsis: can be used to list the omission. In the article, sometimes will list some numbers, time, times and many things, but it is impossible to list them all, just list a small part of the more important. This is the time to use the ellipsis.

3, stammering intermittent

The third role of the ellipsis: can be used in the middle of the character's language and psychological activities, said that the speech stammering, or thoughts of the intermittent.

4, interrupt and suspend

The fourth role of the ellipsis: it can be used at the end of the character's language, indicating that the words are interrupted or forced to suspend before they are finished.

5. To indicate silence:

Example: He Wei: Auntie Mei's body could no longer withstand the bumps on the road! Ouyang Ping: ......

6. Indicates a verbal interruption:

Example: the one in robes asks, "This is ......" "My brother." The one in the bowler hat replies.

The dash can also indicate a break in the language, but there is a difference between the two: the dash indicates that the language ends abruptly, and the ellipsis indicates that the aftermath is not yet complete.

7, table language intermittent.

Example: my superiors ...... sent me ...... here ...... to work, I didn't ...... have to ...... complete the ...... task ...... given to me by my ...... superior.

8, table ambiguous, want to say

Example: I instantly chickened out, so I wanted to all turn over the previous words, "that is ...... really, ...... I can not say ... .... In fact, I can't say whether there is a soul or not."

9, indicating that the semantic meaning is not exhausted.

Example: "Damn! Yet ......." Uncle Si said.

Expanded Information

The following problems should be noted when using ellipses:

1. Ellipses should not be abused. First, the context after the ellipsis is not clear can not use the ellipsis, but without the above special semantics can not use the ellipsis.

2, with "and so on", "and so on" can not use the ellipsis. (The ellipsis and "etc.", "etc." are different, the ellipsis can be expressed in a variety of need to be omitted, while the latter can only be similar words or meanings.)

3, to correctly deal with the ellipsis before and after the punctuation problem: First, the ellipsis is a complete sentence before the ellipsis, the ellipsis should be used before the end of the sentence punctuation, indicating that the omission of the sentence; second, the ellipsis is not a complete sentence before the ellipsis, ellipsis generally do not use the punctuation before the ellipsis, indicating that the omission of the words, phrases; Third, the ellipsis is not generally used after the punctuation.

4, if the omission is a large paragraph or several paragraphs of text, it is expressed in twelve dots, a separate line, not topped.

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