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Bab I Introdcution: 1.1 Elliptical Construction

Elliptical or ellipsis construction involves omitting words from sentences to make them shorter while maintaining the same meaning. It is commonly used in conversation and writing. There are several types of elliptical construction: 1. Positive sentences can use "too" or "so" to join two sentences with the same predicate, such as "He is busy and I am too." 2. Negative sentences can use "either" or "neither" to join sentences with the same negative predicate, like "She didn't come and he didn't either." 3. Contrary sentences use "but" to connect contrasting predicates, as in "She has a pen but I don't." Elliptical

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Bab I Introdcution: 1.1 Elliptical Construction

Elliptical or ellipsis construction involves omitting words from sentences to make them shorter while maintaining the same meaning. It is commonly used in conversation and writing. There are several types of elliptical construction: 1. Positive sentences can use "too" or "so" to join two sentences with the same predicate, such as "He is busy and I am too." 2. Negative sentences can use "either" or "neither" to join sentences with the same negative predicate, like "She didn't come and he didn't either." 3. Contrary sentences use "but" to connect contrasting predicates, as in "She has a pen but I don't." Elliptical

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BAB I

INTRODCUTION

1.1 ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION

Elliptical or ellipsis is omission of word or a number of words from a sentence with aim to
be sentence become better and shorter of its information.
Formation Ellipsis is often used by good many people in conversation and also in the form of
article. All this addressed for short sentence but do not change meaning is at all.
If we read that book and book contain sentences which needn’t of course we will tire of reading
it. Therefore, hence formation Ellipsis is important to be studied.

BAB II
DISSCUTION

2.1 Positive Sentence


If in positive sentence of us discover is same predikat, hence we better use word “too” or “so”
with the meaning “also”.
Example :

1. He is busy. I am busy
(= He is busy and I am too)
(= He is busy and so am I)
2. Mary is beautiful. You are beautiful
(= Mary is beautiful and you are too)
(= Mary is beautiful and so are you)
3. My brother can swim well. You can swim well
(= My brother can swim well and you can too)
(= My brother can swim well and so can you)
4. Alex buys a new car. Henry buys a new car.
(= Alex buys a new car and Henry does too)
(= Alex buys a new car and so does Henry)
Jack went to Bali yesterday. William went to Bali yesterday.
(= Jack went to Bali yesterday and William did too)
(= Jack went to Bali yesterday and so did William

2.2 Negative Sentence

If in negative sentence of us discover is same predikat, hence we better use word “either” or
“neither” with the meaning “nor”.

Examples :

1. Edi doesn't like mango. George doesn't like mango.


(= Edi doesn't like mango and George doesn't either)
(= Edi doesn't like mango and neither does George )
2. My father won't come there. I won't come there.
(= My father won't come there and I won't either)
(= My father won't come there and neither will I)
3. She never comes here. He never comes here.
(= She never comes here and he doesn't either)
(= She never comes here and neither does he)
2.3 Contrary Elliptical
For adversative formation, we earn to use “but” with meaning “tetapi”.
1. Stephanie is clever. Her sister isn't clever
(= Stephanie is clever but her sister isn't)
2. She does not have a pen. I have a pen.
(= She does not have a pen but I do)

SOME PLACE THE HAPPENING OF FORMATION ELLIPSIS


Eliminating Subject and or Auxiliary / capital

1. Mr. Hunt ate a piece of bread for breakfast and (he) drank a cup of coffee. (= kata "he"
sebaiknya dihilangkan karena tidak perlu pengulangan subjek)
2. My servant has swept the floor, (my servant has) washed the dishes, and (my servant has)
cooked our lunch. (= "my servant has" selalu berulang-ulang. Oleh karena itu, sebaiknya
dihilangkan)
3. To save the time, you should clean the house and Mary (should) cook the meal.
Eliminating predikat
1. I work at school and my wife (works) at a bank.
2. Jack will visit the church, while Ahmad (will visit) the mosque.

Eliminating Direct Object


1. Why do you open (the door) and (you) close the door?
Especial target of Elliptical Construction is to shorten 2 sentences which are on finally is same
meaning. The example:
I am going to school
He is going to school
At its nucleus; core, I subject and of He, both of the same conducting is same work that is going
to school. Both of these sentences can be joined to become
I am going to school and he is, too
Or
I am going to school and so is he.

Sentence above representing positive form of him. But, how with its negative form

I am not going to school


He is not going to school

The negative Sentence alliance is


I am not going to school and he isn’t, either
Or
I am not going to school and neither is he

ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION

Kalimat eliptik merukapan gabungan dua kalimat yang berbeda subyeknya tetapi predikatnya
sama.
Kalimat ini digunakan untuk manghindari pengulangan kata. Kalimat eliptik dinyatakan dengan
menggunakan auxiliary (k.k Bantu).

TOO dan SO (juga) : For positive satamente

Pola kalimat

Ex: a He studies hard. I study hard.


- He Studies hard and I do, too
- He studies hard and so do I.

b. John is student of University. I’m student of university.


- John is a student of university and I am, too
- John is a student of university so am I

c. He drove a car. I drove. I drove a car


- He drove a car and I do, too
- He drove a car and so did I.

d. Nita has written a letter. I have written a letter.


-Nita has written and I have, too
- Nita has written a letter and so have I

EITHER dan NEITHER (Juga tidak). Untuk pernyataan negatif.


Pola kalimat:

a. Either di dahului oleh subject + aux + not.


b. Neither mendahului auxiliary + subject.

The Example:

1. a. I couldn’t play tennis, and he couldn’t either


b. I couldn’t play tennis and neither could he.

2. a. I shouldn’t be late, and you shouldn’t either


b. I shouldn’t be late and neither should you

3. a. Ian wasn’t sick and Judi wasn’t either


b. Ian wasn’t sick and neither was Judi

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