ELLIPTICAL SENTENCE

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ELLIPTICAL SENTENCE

Ellipsis means leaving something out. Elliptical sentence is a shorter form of sentence which some words have been omitted, but it retains the same meaning. It is used so that we can avoid unnecessary repeated words.

It is noticeable that elliptical sentences are used quite common in some contexts as:

…..and neither + auxiliary/to be/modal + S
… and S + aux iliary/to be/modal + not either

Contoh :

He didn’t go to school yesterday.

She didn’t go to school yesterday

He didin’t go to school yesterday, and neither did she.

Atau    :

He didn’t go to school yesterday, and She didn’t either.

Perlu diperhatikan dan selalu diingat bahwa Not dalam elliptical sentences selalu disingkat, digabungkan dengan to be atau auxiliary verb yang ada dalam kalimat yang akan diringkas.

Untuk lebih jelasnya, perhatikan contoh-contoh di bawah ini!

They  will not visit you.

I will not visit you.

They  will not visit you, and neither will I.

Atau

They  will not visit you, and I won’t either

He doesn’t do the home work.

I don’t do the home work.

He doesn’t do the home work, and neither do I.

Atau

He doesn’t do the home work, and I don’t either.

They don’t watch TV.

Toni doesn’t watch TV.

They don’t watch TV, and neither does Toni.

atau

They don’t watch TV, and Toni doesn’t either.

We haven’t eaten.

They haven’t eaten.

We haven’t eaten, and neither have they.

Atau

We haven’t eaten, and They haven’t either.

She hasn’t slept.

He hasn’t slept.

She hasn’t slept, and neither has he.

Atau

She hasn’t slept, and he hasn’t either.

Roni isn’t sleeping.

Tono isn’t sleeping.

Roni isn’t sleeping, and neither is Tono.

Atau

Roni isn’t sleeping, and Toni isn’t either.