The MLA now indicates that a three-dot, spaced ellipsis should be used for removing material from within one sentence within a quote. When crossing sentences (when the omitted text contains a period, so that omitting the end of a sentence counts), a four-dot, spaced (except for before the first dot) ellipsis should be used. When ellipsis points are used in the original text, ellipsis points that are not in the original text should be distinguished by enclosing them in square brackets (e.g. ).
The MLA now indicates that a three-dot spaced ellipsis should be used for removing material from within one sentence within a quote When crossing sentences (when the omitted text contains a period so that omitting the end of a sentence counts) a four-dot spaced (except for before the first dot) ellipsis should be used When ellipsis points are used in the original text ellipsis points that are not in the original text should be distinguished by enclosing them in square brackets (eg )