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ELLIPTICAL SENTENCE



(Kalimat Elipsis)



Elliptical Sentence v



Elliptical Sentence uses to simplify or shorten the two same sentences



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In Bahasa Indonesia, It commonly mean ”juga”



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Basically, there are two kinds of elliptical sentences



so and too



1.



Positive ellipsis :



2.



Negative ellipsis :



neither and either



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Positive Ellipsis v



so Ø



It is used in front of the ellipsis



Ø



It comes before to be (am, is, are, was, were)



Ø



It comes before auxiliary verbs (have, has, do, does)



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It comes before modal verb (can, may, must, will, etc)



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Examples:



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Asliana can climb a high coconut tree



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Ramlah can climb a high coconut tree



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Positive Ellipsis v



too Ø



It is used behind of the ellipsis



Ø



It comes after to be, auxiliary verbs, modal verb



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Examples:



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Musnandar has two bags



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Eliswan has two bags



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Musnandar has two bags and Eliswan has too



Negative Ellipsis v



neither Ø



It is used in front of the ellipsis



Ø



It comes before to be (am, is, are, was, were)



Ø



It comes before auxiliary verbs (have, has, do, does)



Ø



It comes before modal verb (can, may, must, will, etc)



Ø



Examples:



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My father doesn’t like coffee



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I don’t like coffee



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My father doesn’t like coffee and neither do I



Negative Ellipsis v



either Ø



It is used in front of the ellipsis



Ø



It comes after to be, auxiliary verbs, modal verb



Ø



Examples:



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They were not farmers



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Rudi was not a farmer



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They were not farmers and he (Rudi) was either



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