GRAMMAR ELIPSIS

Question 1

WHAT IS IT?

Answer 1

the omission of one or more words from a sentence, where they´re unnecessary because they have already been mentioned.
Meaning can be understood without these words

Question 2

KIND OF ELIPSIS

AFTER LINKERS

function

Answer 2

• usually after and, or, but and then

He got up and took a shower

Question 3

kind of elipsis

AFTER LINKERS

function

Answer 3

• Never after: before after, because, when and while

Question 4

kind of elipsis

AFTER AUXILIARIES

function

Answer 4

• repeated verb phrase or adjective, and just repeat the auxiliary, modal verb or verb be

Laura has never been to Brazil, but her sister has

Question 5

kind of elipsis

AFTER AUXILIARIES

function

Answer 5

• if the verb we don´t want to repeat is in the present or simple past we use do/does/did in the elipsis

I didn´t like the movie, but Mike did

Question 6

kind of elipsis

AFTER AUXILIARIES

function

Answer 6

• reduced infinitive

Question 7

kind os elipsis

SO and NOT

function

Answer 7

• affirmative clauses after verbs of thinking and after be afraid, appear/seem, and say

assume, believe, expect, guess, hope, imagine, presume, suppose, think

Question 8

kind of elipsis

SO and NOT

function

Answer 8

• use affirmative verb + not with

be afraid, assume, guess, hope, presume, and suspect