Elliptical Construction

           

                A.         Definisi

·         Gabungan kalimat dengan menghilangkan salah satu predikat.

2 Kalimat => digabung à CONJUNCTION ( Kt. Hubung )

·         CONJUNCTION =     A.)       Setara             :           AND

B.)       Berlawanan     :           BUT/WHILE

                B.         Jenis

             1.         Kalimat setara => and

            (+)       Kal. (+)            And      è       So        Aux      S

                                                             è        S          Aux      Too     

            e.g       The students go to Bali every year

                        Amy goes to Bali every year

ð  The students go to Bali every year and So does Amy

ð  The students go to Bali every year and Amy does too

            (-)        Kal. (-)             And      è        Neither                        aux                  S

                                                             è         S                                 auxn’t              either              

            e.g       I didn’t buy a new I – Pad yesterday

                        My sister didn’t buy a new I – Pad yesterday

ð  I didn’t buy a new I – Pad yesterday and neither did my sister

ð  I didn’t buy a new I – Pad yesterday and my sister didn’t either

2.         Kal. Berlawanan => but / while

             Kal. (+)                        But                  S              auxn’t                   [ +    - ]                                 Kal. (-)                    While                   S              aux                       [ -     +]

e.g       =>        We are studying English now but she isn’t

            =>        Bernard hs finished his homework while Ali hasn’t

            =>        The teacher doesn’t come late but Maria does