ELLIPTICAL CONSTRACTION

BY: MARIANA, M.Hum

WHAT IS ELLIPTICAL CONSTRACTION?

SUSUNAN KALIMAT YANG DIGUNAKAN UNTUK MENGHINDARI

PENGULANGAN KATA YANG TIDAK DIBUTUHKAN ATAU TIDAK
PENTING DIDALAM SEBUAH KALIMAT

DALAM KALIMAT ELIPSIS, TERDAPAT DUA KALIMAT YANG

MEMILI-KI KATA KERJA/PREDIKAT YANG SUDAH DISEBUT
SEBELUMNYA.
DAN UNTUK
MENGHINDARI PENGULANGAN TERSEBUT, MAKA DIGUNAKAN
ELLIPTICALCONSTRACTION.
JENIS-JENIS ELLIPTICAL CONSTRACTION

1.POSITIVE ELLIPTIC
2.NEGATIVE ELLIPTIC
3.CONTRATY/OPPOSITE ELLIPTIC
 POSITIVE ELLIPTIC

TOO BOTH
(...........+ and + S2 + aux + too) (Both S1 + and + S2 + V2 + O)
He is a student. You are a student. Both he and you are student
= He is a student and you are too.
BOTH OF
SO (Both of + O + V + O)
(................+ and + So + aux + S) Both of us are student
He is a student. You are a student. Auxilary
= He is student and so are you Tobe
Present: is/am/are
Past: was/were
EITHER 3D (do/did/done)
3H (have/has/had)
(Either + S1 + Or + S2 + V + O) Modals (will/can/may/must,etc)
Either he or you are student
 NEGATIVE ELLIPTIC

EITHER Adverb of frequency:

Never, Seldom, Rarely, Barely, Hardly,
(.............+and+S2+Aux+Not+either)
Few, etc..
He is not a student. You are not a student.
= He is not a student and you are not either.

I never go to school and you don’t either

NEITHER
I never go to school and neither do you
(..............+and+Neither+aux+S2)
= He is not a student and neither are you

(neither + S1 + nor + S2 + V + O)
Neither he nor you are student
 CONTRARY ELLIPTIC/OPPOSITE
ELLIPTIC
BUT
(S1+V1+O1+but+S2+Aux+Not)
“positive”
He is a student. You are not a student
= He is a student but you are not

(S1+V1+O1+but+S2+aux)
“negative”
He is not a student. You are student
= He is not a student but you are
They are singing. I am not singing
They are singing but I am not

They are not singing. I am singing

They are not sing but I am
 EXERCISE!

COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES USING So and Too!

Example:
Ita is busy. Sherly is busy
-Ita is busy and Sherly is too
-Ita is busy and so is sherly

1. She has submitted the report. We have submitted the report

2. He was late last Monday. We were late last Monday
3. He goes to a movie twice a month. You go to a movie twice a month
4. His uncle is a teacher. His parents are teachers
5. He will come here tomorrow. She will come here tomorrow.
COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES USING NEITHER AND EITHER
example:
I don’t like smoking. He doesn’t like smoking
- I don’t like smoking and he doesn’t either
- I don’t like smoking and neither does he

1. She is not ready for the test. I am not ready for the test
2. We didn’t play tennis yesterday. They didn’t play tennis yesterday
3. They can’t do the test in an hour. I can’t do the test in an hour
4. I have not met her. Ria has not met her
5. I don’t buy the book. They don’t buy the book.
COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES USING But/While/Whereas
example:
Mr. Hasan is free now. Mrs. Endang is not free now
- Mr. Hasan is free now but Mrs. Endang is not
- Mr. Hasan is free now while Mrs. Endang is not
- Mr. Hasan is free now whereas Mrs. Endang is not

She hasn’t done the work. I have done the work

- She hasn’t done the work but I have
- She hasn’t done the work while I have
- She hasn’t done the work whereas I have

1. He will go to the movie tonight. We will not go to the movie

2. My aunt can’t speak English. My uncle can speak English
3. Izza went there yesterday. Anis didn’t go there yesterday
4. He was in the party last night. I was not in the party last night.
5. Ita is not in the library now. Sherly is in the library now
THANK YOU

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