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Elliptical: By: Nur Azizah

The document discusses elliptical, which is a grammatical construction that merges two sentences by omitting repeated elements to avoid repetition. It provides rules and formulas for merging sentences positively and negatively in various tenses, including present, past, present continuous, simple future, and present perfect. Examples are given to illustrate merging sentences equivalently and with opposite meanings. The key aspects covered are the definitions, rules, formulas, and examples of elliptical constructions.

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Elliptical: By: Nur Azizah

The document discusses elliptical, which is a grammatical construction that merges two sentences by omitting repeated elements to avoid repetition. It provides rules and formulas for merging sentences positively and negatively in various tenses, including present, past, present continuous, simple future, and present perfect. Examples are given to illustrate merging sentences equivalently and with opposite meanings. The key aspects covered are the definitions, rules, formulas, and examples of elliptical constructions.

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ELLIPTICAL

BY : NUR AZIZAH
ELLIPTICAL
Elliptical is a merger of two sentence by eliminating the
same predicate to form a compound sentance. Part
predicate omitted to avoid repetition of words that do not
need
1. Merging aquivalent
Rumus positive
Sentence 1 +and + S2 + aux. verb + too

Sentence 1+ and + so + aux. verb + S2

Rumus negative
Sentence 1 + and + S2 + aux. verb + not + either

Sentence 1 + and + neither + aux. verb + S2


Positive sentances using too and so to combine
sentances

Example :
Hariadnya is a teacher and Mardika is too.

Hariadnya is a teacher and so is Mardika.

Example :

Negative sentances using either dan neither.

I dont eat chicken and Harry doesnt either.


I dont eat chicken and neither does Harry.
2. Merging equivalent opposite
Sentence 1 (+) + but/while + S2 + aux.

verb + not
Sentence 1 (-) + but/while + S2 + aux. verb

xample :
We dont have to return the book tomorrow

while he has.
He has to return the book tomorrow but we

dont.
Present tanse: is , am , are
I am tall,and so is she
I am tall, and she is to
My mother is in jakarta now. My father is in
jakarta now,
My mother is in jakarta now, and so is my father
My mother is in jakarta now, and my father is
too

He isnt studying English and she isnt either.


He isnt studying English and neither is she.
PAST TANSE : was and
were
I was in jambi 1990. they were in jambi in
1990
I was in jambi in 1990, and so were they
I was in jambi in 1990, and they were too

He didnt play basketball and she didnt


either.
He didnt play basketball and neither did
she.
Present Continuous

You are speaking . He is speaking


You are speaking , and so is he
You are speaking , and he is to

Shinta is singing . Jojo is singing


Shinta is singing, and so is jojo
Shinta is singing , and jojo is to

He didnt do the exercise and she didnt either.


He didnt do the exercise and neither did she.
Simple Future tense
They will sleep . She will sleep
They will sleep , and so will she
They will sleep , and she will too

Ranny cant speak English and Dini cant


either.
Ranny cant speak English and neither can
Dini.
Present perfect
I have eaten . She has eaten
I have eaten , and so has she
I have eaten , and she has too

They have come here . She has come here


They have come here, and so has she

They have come here, and she has too

He isnt playing guitar and she isnt either.


He isnt playing guitar and neither is she.

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