Elliptical Sentence merupakan penggabungan dua kalimat yang setara.
Contoh
Saya suka bakso.
Budi suka bakso.
Menjadi
Saya suka bakso, Budi juga.
Saya suka bakso, begitu juga Budi.
Jenis Eliptical Sentence
Ada tiga jenis elliptical sentence.
1. Positive Elliptic
Positive Elliptic merupakan penggabungan dua kalimat positif yang setara.
Rumus
_____ and Subject + auxiliary + too
atau
_____ and so + auxiliary + Subject
Contoh
Doni went to the movie yesterday.
Tasya went to the movie yesterday.
menjadi
Doni went to the movie, and Tasya did too.
Doni went to the movie, and so did Tasya.
2. Negative Elliptic
Negative Elliptic merupakan penggabungan dua kalimat negatif yang setara.
Rumus
_____ and Subject + auxiliary + not + either
atau
_____ and Neither + auxiliary + Subject
Contoh
Doni is not a doctor.
Tasya is not a doctor.
menjadi
Doni is not a doctor, and Tasya is not either.
Doni is not a doctor, and neither is Tasya.
3. Positive-Negative Elliptic (Contrastive Elliptic)
Negative Elliptic merupakan penggabungan kalimat positif dan negatif (berlawanan).
Rumus
S + V-1 + O, But S + do/does + not
S + V-2 + O, But S + did + not
atau
S + auxiliary + V + O, But + S + auxiliary + not
S + auxiliary + not + V + O, But + S + auxiliary
Contoh 1
Doni likes rock music.
Tasya doesn't like rock music.
menjadi
Doni likes rock music, but Tasya doesn't.
Contoh 2
Doni will go to the cinema tomorrow.
Tasya won't go to the cinema tomorrow.
menjadi
Doni will go to the cinema tomorrow, but Tasya won't.
Tasya won't go to the cinema tomorrow, but Doni will.
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