Read the passage and answer the question. Liam looked down at the opossum lying still in the middle of the road. "Is
it...?" he asked. As if in response, the opossum shot up and ran into the
nearby brush.
What is the function of the ellipsis in this passage?

Ok so ellipsis means the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.

So I’m not going to answer it for you because you have to learn it yourself but this should help so now you understand the meaning of the word so you should understand how to use the word to find your answer! Have a amazing day!

what do you need

explanation:

i don't understand

specific audience will understand the main ideas. for example, if you were writing an instruction manual for rocket scientists, it would likely look very different from one you would write for young children. your language, tone, and writing style would change significantly.