https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:punctuation-and-capitalization-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:ellipses-5/a/ellipses-5 2026-07-10T21:10:49.240267795Z Ellipses Learn how to use ellipses. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/punctuation-the-colon-semicolon-and-more/hyphens-dashes-and-ellipses/v/ellipses 2023-09-19T21:32:47.781412264Z Ellipses Ellipses (three periods with spaces in between) are a punctuation mark used to indicate a pause in speech or that part of a quote has been removed. When used correctly, ellipses help to accurately represent someone's words and avoid misrepresentation. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/xneiw17gvNFQ8B4JW60Ag6ubEWATCOjd5dB_UxLlShV9DF5UCIcfckAHBTgzkRHsZbP5j3eKg861itCoV_ugZxU2lQ Ellipses Ellipses (three periods with spaces in between) are a punctuation mark used to indicate a pause in speech or that part of a quote has been removed. When used correctly, ellipses help to accurately represent someone's words and avoid misrepresentation. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/JmRMfFVw6NE.mp4/JmRMfFVw6NE.mp4 312 Ellipses https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:punctuation-and-capitalization-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:ellipses-5/e/ellipses-5 2026-07-14T18:20:45.959757062Z Ellipses Practice using ellipses. Heather M. Meston exercise