Which type of punctuation signals the reader that words have been omitted from a direct quotation?

a. ellipses

b. brackets

c. parentheses

d. quotation marks

The answer is C, parenthesis. Take the following excerpt from an interview? Interviewer A: "Where does you inspiration come from?" Bob: "Well, we are so caught up (with ourselves), that we forget to really take a look at what's around us. My music is about taking time to slow down and notice nature's beauty."