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this practice even if the omission includes the end of the preceding sentence as long as whatis left is grammatically complete (as in the second example here).“When a nation is wrong, it should say so and apologize to the wronged party. . . . It should also take stepsto change the situation.”“When a nation is wrong, it should say so. . . . It should also take steps to change the situation.”If you omit material between sentences so that the material preceding and following theomission combines to form a grammatically complete sentence, do not include terminalpunctuation before the ellipsis. To avoid misrepresenting the author's meaning, however, it isgenerally better to use one of the shortening options above or to use two separate quotationsin this situation.“When a nation is wrong, it should say so and . . . take steps to change the situation.”The same principles apply with other types of punctuation marks, which precede or followan ellipsis depending on where the words are omitted. In some situations, such as the secondexample below, consider using a more selective quotation.or“How cold was it? . . . No one could function in that climate.”“The merchant's stock included dry goods and sundry other items . . ., all for purchase by the women of thetown.”The merchant stocked “dry goods and sundry other items” for the town's women.Since in many contexts it is obvious when a quotation has been shortened, you need not useellipsis points in the following situations:before or after a quoted phrase, incomplete sentence, or other fragment from the originalthat is clearly not a complete sentence. If you omit anything within the fragment, however,use ellipsis points at the appropriate place:Smith wrote that the president had been “very much impressed” by the paper that stressed “using theeconomic resources . . . of all the major powers.”at the beginning of a quotation, even if the beginning of the sentence from the originalhas been omittedat the end of a quotation, even if the end of the sentence from the original has beenomittedTEXTUAL STUDIES METHOD. The textual studies method uses ellipses more strictly than thegeneral method to represent omissions of material at the beginning and end of quotedsentences. If you use this method, follow the principles of the general method except as notedbelow.Original: When a nation is wrong, it should say so and apologize to the wronged party. It should conductitself according to the standards of international diplomacy. It should also take steps to change the situation.