Question

What is the correct way to abbreviate the following quote? “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country. Our kids depend on it; our society depends on it; indeed, our lives depend on it. And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.” a. “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country—And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.” b. “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country…And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.” c. “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country-And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.” d. “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country: And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.”

Answer 1

The answer is A) “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country—And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal.”

Answer 2

Answer: The correct way to abbreviate the quote provided is B) “Our priority over these next four years is to increase the quality of education in this country…And I will do everything in my power to see that we reach that goal".

Explanation: APA citation rules state that a quote can be abbreviated by deleting certain words or phrases that are found in the middle of the quote and are considered to be irrelevant by the person who is including the quote in the text. Moreover, these rules state that an ellipsis, a punctuation mark consisting of three dots, must replace the omitted words or phrases in order to signal that some words have been elided. In that way, option B. provides the correct way to abbreviate the quote provided since it is the only one that includes an ellipsis to indicate that some words have been removed.