Elliptical Sentences

Elliptical Sentences

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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:

In normal conversation

• A: Where are you going? B: To school. (= I am going to school.)
• A: Ready? (= Are you ready?) B: Yes, I am. (= Yes, I am ready.)

In comparison

• Phalla is taller than Phearom.
   (= Phalla is taller than Phearom is tall.)
• The ads attracted younger than older people.
   (= The ads attracted younger than it attracted older people.)

In sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions

• I have washed and ironed my clothes.
   (= I have washed my clothes, and I have ironed my clothes.)
• Bora likes football, Phalla volleyball, and Sopheak basketball.
   (= Bora likes football, Phalla likes volleyball, and Sopheak likes basketball.)
• Kolab has five dollars, and Sopheak three.
   (= Kolab has five dollars, and Sopheak has three dollars.)

In some dependent clauses

• If you clean the house today, I will tomorrow.
(= If you clean the house today, i will clean the house tomorrow.)
• I will go to the party if you will.
(= I will go to the party if you will go to the party.)

In reduced clauses

• The song sung by Preap Sovath was so popular.

(= The song which was sung by Preap Sovath was so popular. )

• The man selling the shoes is my friend.

(= The man who is selling the shoes is my friend.)

When used with "SO, TOO, EITHER, NEITHER"

• My sister is tall, and so do my brothers.

 (= My sister is tall, and my brothers are tall, too.)

• A : I was very sleepy last night. B : So am I.

(= A : I was very sleepy last night. B : I am hungry, too.)

"Falling short" is the latin word for ellipsis because part of their structure has been omitted.

For example,

A. Where are you going?

B. (I am going) To Ohio.

A. When are you leaving?

B. (I am leaving) Early tomorrow morning.

 "Is he coming?" "Yes." Yes may be considered as an ellipsis of yes, he is coming.

Although (they were) full, they could not resist desert (2-5).

The first use for an ellipsis is in a form of punctuation. The ellipsis mark is a series of three dots (...) to indicate that words have been omitted or one can use it so that undesirable words can be left out. For example,

"Timothy McVeigh was convicted of bombing a federal building..."

"The team...finally won a double header."

An elliptical sentence is the omission of words from a sentence that are automatically understood so do not need to be stated. For example,

A. I have gone to practice, and so has Lucy (gone to practice).

B. Sara has never been able to read maps as well as Brian (can read maps).

Elliptical sentences are used so often in writing and speech that most omissions go unnoticed. For example, a common overlooked use of an elliptical sentence is those which take a compound subject.

A. Jane and Abby just left.

B. Jane (just left) and Abby just left.

A. Scott opened the door and walked in.

B. Scott opened the door and (Scott) walked in.

Elliptical sentences are grammatically incomplete but can be easily understood from the context of the sentence.

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