We woke up and then [we] had breakfast. The ellipsis is used to shorten a long quotation. The omitted text does not change the meaning of the quotation and is unnecessary to understanding the quotation Test what you know about ellipsis with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Ellipsis and substitution are used in English when we leave out or replace. The ellipsis is used to shorten a long quotation. The omitted text does not change the Thanks, though. Textual ellipsis. E