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Elliptical

The document discusses elliptical sentences in Indonesian. An elliptical sentence combines two sentences with the same element, like subject or predicate, into one sentence by omitting the repeated element. There are three types of elliptical sentences: positive with "too" or "so", negative with "either" or "neither", and opposite with "but". Examples are provided for each type. The document also includes exercises for learners to practice forming elliptical sentences.

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Elliptical

The document discusses elliptical sentences in Indonesian. An elliptical sentence combines two sentences with the same element, like subject or predicate, into one sentence by omitting the repeated element. There are three types of elliptical sentences: positive with "too" or "so", negative with "either" or "neither", and opposite with "but". Examples are provided for each type. The document also includes exercises for learners to practice forming elliptical sentences.

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Elliptical Sentence Elliptical sentences atau ellipsis adalah bentuk kalimat yang disederhanakan dengan cara menggabungkan dua

kalimat menjadi satu kalimat. Penggabungan itu dilakukan dengan cara menghilangkan salah satu unsur kalimat yang sama dari kalimat 1 dan kalimat 2. Kalimat ellipsis ini bisa dibentuk jika: * Kedua kalimat memiliki unsur kalimat yang sama. (Unsur kalimat; Subject, Predicate, Object/Complement) * Kedua kalimat menggunakan tenses yang sama, dengan pola predikat yang sama. Bila tensesnya sama, tetapi pola predikatnya berbeda, kedua kalimat tidak bisa disederhanakan dengan pola ellipsis. Contoh: He is at home. (P = to be) I go home. (P = Verb) Ada 3 bentuk kalimat ellipsis: 1. Positive Elliptics 2. Negative Elliptics 3. Opposite Elliptics 1. POSITIVE ELLIPTICS (too dan so) Too dan so (=juga) digunakan jika kedua kalimat berbentuk positif. Pola kalimatnya: Contoh: I am an artist. Maya is an artist. - I am an artist and Maya is too. - I am an artist and so is Maya I like tea. Ronaldo likes tea. - I like tea and Ronaldo is too. - I like tea and so is Ronaldo. Dora went to London. Emon went to London. - Dora went to London and Emon did too. - Dora went to London and so did Emon. Rudi can speak Japanese. Susi can speak Japanese. - Rudi can speak Japanese and Susi can too. - Rudi can speak Japanese and so can Susi.

2. NEGATIVE ELLIPTICS (either dan neither) Either dan neither (= juga tidak) digunakan jika kedua kalimat berbentuk negative. Pola kalimatnya: Contoh: I am not an artist. Maya is not an artist. - I am not an artist and Maya isnt either. - I am not an artist and neither is Maya. I dont like tea. Ronaldo doesnt like tea. - I dont like tea and Ronaldo doesnt either. - I dont like tea and neither does Ronaldo. Dora didnt go to London. Emon didnt go to London. - Dora didnt go to London and Emon didnt either. - Dora didnt go to London and neither did Emon. Rudi cannot speak Japanese. Susi cannot speak Japanese. - Rudi cant speak Japanese and Susi cant either. - Rudi cant speak Japanese and neither can Susi. 3. OPPOSITE ELLIPTICS (but) But (=tetapi) digunakan jika kedua kalimat bertentangan. Pola kalimatnya: Contoh: I am an artist. Maya is not an artist. - I am an artist but Maya is not. I dont like tea. Ronaldo like tea. - I dont like tea but Ronaldo does. Dora went to London. Emon didnt go to London. - Dora went to London but Emon didnt Rudi cannot speak Japanese. Susi can speak Japanese. - Rudi cannot speak Japanese but Susi can.

Latihan Elliptical Sentence 1Lengkapilah kalimat-kalimat berikut ini dengan kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verb) yang tepat!1. Elia is a nurse. I am a nurse. Elia is a nurse and so ________ I. 2. Luna likes jogging. Silvie likes jogging. Luna likes jogging and so _______ silvie. 3. Hoho has a big dog. I have a big dog. Hoho has a big dog and so _______ I. 4. Dewi is happy. We are happy. Dewi is happy and so ______ we. 5. They play football well. We play football well. They play football well and so ______ we. 6. She takes a Music course. Her brothers take a Music course. She takes a Music course and her brothers _______ too. 7. I am tall. My sisters are tall. I am tall and my sisters _______ too. 8. The boys are tired. The girls are tired. The boys are tired and the girls _______ too. 9. The students make beautiful carvings. Their teacher makes a beautiful carving.

The students make beautiful carvings and their teacher _______ too. 10. Irvan sings loudly. We sing loudly. Irvan sings loudly and we ______ too Latihan Elliptical Sentence 2 1. Shanti isnt beautiful. Devi isnt beautiful. >>Shanti isnt beautiful and neither _______ Devi. 2. Maya doesnt like jogging. Litha doesnt like jogging. >>Maya doesnt like jogging and neither ______ Litha. 3. Bonny doesnt have a robot. Harry doesnt have a robot. >>Bonny doesnt have a robot and Harry ______ either. 4. Dirly isnt happy. We arent happy. >>Dirly isnt happy and neither _____ we. 5. They dont go to Bali. We dont go to Bali. >>They dont go to Bali and we _____ either. 6. He doesnt study in SMP Merah Putih. His brothers dont study in SMP Merah Putih. >>He doesnt study in SMP Merah Putih and his brothers _______ either. 7. Im not fat. My sisters not fat. >>Im not fat and neither ______ my sister. 8. The boy cant swim. I cant swim.

>>The boy cant swim and I _______ either. 9. The cows dont eat meat. The goats dont eat meat. >>The goats dont eat meat and the goats ______ either. 10. My mother wont attend the party. My aunt wont attend the party. >>My mother wont attend the party and neither _______ my aunt.

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