Based on the Lecture and Instruction pages in this module, all of the following are true of using "ellipses" in a quote except... $($In other words $,$ which of these is not true of using "ellipses" in a quote?$)$ Use ellipses to take out important information that changes the original meaning to fit your purpose. Use ellipses to skip over or omit a part of a quotation that is not important for your purposes. Use three spaced periods to show ellipses: Make sure the quote still makes sense grammatically when using ellipses.