ELLIPTICAL

INDAH MAHARANI NST

 ELLIPTICAL
Elliptical is a merger of two sentence by eliminating the
same predicate to form a compound sentance. Part predicate
omitted to avoid repetition of words that do not need.
1. Merging aquivalent
Rumus positive
Sentence 1 +and + S2 + aux. verb + too
Sentence 1+ and + so + aux. verb + S2
Rumus negative
Sentence 1 + and + S2 + aux. verb + not + either
Sentence 1 + and + neither + aux. verb + S2
Positive sentances using too and so to combine sentances

Example :
Aris is a nurse and Indah is too.
Aris is a nurse and so is Indah.

Example :

Negative sentances using either dan neither.

I dont drink a cup of tea and Aris doesnt either.

I dont drink a cup of tea and neither does Aris.
2. Merging equivalent opposite
Sentence 1 (+) + but/while + S2 + aux.
verb + not
Sentence 1 (-) + but/while + S2 + aux. verb
example :
We dont have to go to Europe tomorrow
while she has.
She has to go to Europe tomorrow but we
dont.
 Present tense: is , am , are
I am clever,and so is he
I am clever , and she is too

My boyfriend is in Manado now. My sister is in

Manado now
My boyfriend is in Manado now, and so is my sister
My boyfriend is in Manado now, and my sister is too

She isnt studying Math and he isnt either.

She isnt studying Math and neither is he.
PAST TANSE : was and were
I was in Binjai in 2009. they were in jambi in
2009
I was in jambi in 2009, and so were they
I was in jambi in 2009, and they were too

He didnt send the message and she didnt

either.
He didnt send the message and neither did
she.
 Present Continuous

You are talking . He is talking

You are talking , and so is he
You are talking , and he is too

Indah is dancing . Aris is dancing

Indah is dancing, and so is Aris
Indah is dancing , and Aris is too

He didnt do anything and she didnt either.

He didnt do anything and neither did she.
 Simple Future tense
I will take a bath . He will take a bath
I will take a bath , and so will he
I will take a bath , and he will too

Ridwan cant speak Javanese and

Indah cant either.
Ridwan cant speak Javanese and
neither can Indah.
 Present perfect
We have drunk . he has eaten
We have drunk , and so has he
We have drunk , and he has too

They have come here . She has come here

They have come here, and so has she
They have come here, and she has too

He isnt playing guitar and she isnt either.

He isnt playing guitar and neither is she.