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<div | <div class="pg_page_title">Proper Procedure for Omissions (False Ellipsis and Legitimate Ellipsis)</div> | ||
Sometimes, people make statements like “The employees should and have lunched”. That sentence is actually wrong. The sentence is meant to be a combination of the two sentences below: | Sometimes, people make statements like “The employees should and have lunched”. That sentence is actually wrong. The sentence is meant to be a combination of the two sentences below: | ||
*The employees should have lunched. | *The employees should have lunched. | ||
*The employees have lunched. | *The employees have lunched. | ||
However, in combining the sentences, one important word was omitted. The correct sentence is: | However, in combining the sentences, one important word was omitted. The correct sentence is: | ||
*The employees should have and have eaten. | *The employees should have and have eaten. | ||
However, study the sentences below. | However, study the sentences below. | ||
*The actress auditioned for this part. | *The actress auditioned for this part. | ||
*The actress waited for this part. | *The actress waited for this part. | ||
Joining these two sentences gives two correct forms listed below: | Joining these two sentences gives two correct forms listed below: | ||
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*Children are as loyal, if not more loyal than adults. | *Children are as loyal, if not more loyal than adults. | ||
*Children are as loyal as, if not more loyal than adults. | *Children are as loyal as, if not more loyal than adults. | ||
*The employees are excited and committed to the new project. | *The employees are excited and committed to the new project. | ||
*The employees are excited about and committed to the new project. | *The employees are excited about and committed to the new project. | ||
*She has and never will waste her money. | *She has and never will waste her money. | ||
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This lesson treats the proper procedure for omission, false ellipsis and legitimate ellipsis. | This lesson treats the proper procedure for omission, false ellipsis and legitimate ellipsis. | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/REFLEXIVE-PRONOUNS|REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Negations|Negations]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Comparison-of-Adjectives|Comparison of Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Cause-and-Effect|CONJUNCTIONS → Cause and Effect]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Contrast|CONJUNCTIONS → Contrast]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/RELATIVE-PRONOUNS|RELATIVE PRONOUNS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Although-VS-Even-though|Although VS Even though]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Possible-Positions-of-Adverbs-in-a-Sentence|Possible Positions of Adverbs in a Sentence]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 26 March 2023
Sometimes, people make statements like “The employees should and have lunched”. That sentence is actually wrong. The sentence is meant to be a combination of the two sentences below:
- The employees should have lunched.
- The employees have lunched.
However, in combining the sentences, one important word was omitted. The correct sentence is:
- The employees should have and have eaten.
However, study the sentences below.
- The actress auditioned for this part.
- The actress waited for this part.
Joining these two sentences gives two correct forms listed below:
- The actress auditioned for and waited for this part.
- The actress auditioned and waited for this part.
Definitions[edit | edit source]
Having understood the concept of omission, we must establish the definition of false ellipsis and legitimate ellipsis. Legitimate ellipsis occurs when words that are already implied in a sentence are omitted. False ellipsis on the other hand occurs when an essential word is omitted and therefore the sentence is not clear.
Examples of False Ellipsis[edit | edit source]
The first of every pair of the following sentences is wrong while the second is correct.
- Children are as loyal, if not more loyal than adults.
- Children are as loyal as, if not more loyal than adults.
- The employees are excited and committed to the new project.
- The employees are excited about and committed to the new project.
- She has and never will waste her money.
- She has never and will never waste her money.
Summary[edit | edit source]
This lesson treats the proper procedure for omission, false ellipsis and legitimate ellipsis.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
- Negations
- Comparison of Adjectives
- CONJUNCTIONS → Cause and Effect
- CONJUNCTIONS → Contrast
- RELATIVE PRONOUNS
- Gender
- Although VS Even though
- Prepositions
- Possible Positions of Adverbs in a Sentence