Ead the excerpt from “on women’s right to vote,” an 1873 speech by susan b. anthony. our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten anthony’s words?

The correct answer is A) "our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual  member thereof to ...a vote in making and executing the laws."

The quotation that correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words is the above.

The famous three dots. That is an ellipsis. It is used to show omitted words from a quotation. An ellipsis is also used when you want to pause, an unfinished thought, a trail off into silence, and omissions from sentences.

The other options of the question are B) "our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of a natural right of every individual member thereof to...a voice and a vote, C) "our democratic-republican government... of the natural right of every individual member thereof to...a vote in making an executing..., and D) "our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of...a voice and a vote,  in making an executing the laws.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."