Elliptical Structure

 Kalian tahu ngga apa itu elliptical structure? Fungsi dalam kalimatnya gimana sih? Yuk kita kupas tuntas materi yang satu ini!

Elliptical structure berasal dari “ellipsis” yang artinya “penghilangan“.

Elliptical structure adalah penggabungan dua kalimat dengan menghilangkan beberapa unsur kalimat yang bertujuan untuk menyederhanakan atau mempersingkat kalimat guys.

Contoh:

• She is reading a book, I am reading a book. Jika digabungkan akan menjadi She is reading a book and so am I.

Di bawah ini terdapat cara-cara menggunakan elliptical structure:

1. ………………………so + auxiliary + Subject

-She is confused, I am confused. Jika digabungkan akan menjadi She is confused and so am I.

-You bought a cup of coffee, she bought a cup of coffee. Jika digabungkan akan menjadi You bought a cup of coffee and so did she.

-They will go to the gym, we will go to the gym. Jika digabungkan akan menjadi They will go to the gym and so will we.

2. ……………………….Subject + auxiliary + too

-He is tired, I am tired. Jika digabungkan akan menjadi He is tired and I am too.

-John bought a book, I bought a book. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi John bought a book and I did too.

3. ………………………..Subject + negative auxiliary + either

-I don’t like swimming, He doesn’t like swimming. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi I don’t like swimming and he doesn’t either.

-They aren’t angry, we aren’t angry. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi They aren’t angry and we aren’t either.

4. ………………………..neither + positive auxiliary + Subject

-I don’t like playing football, he doesn’t like playing football. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi I don’t like playing football and neither does he.

5. Positive but negative / negative but positive

-I like climbing the mountain but you don’t.

-You don’t have a mole but I do.

6. Both …..and…..(auxiliary harus jamak)

-I am learning English. He is learning English. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi Both he and I are learning English.

7. Either Subject1 or Subject2 (negative auxiliary / verb sesuai Subject2)

-He isn’t sleeping. I am not sleeping. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi Either he or I am not sleeping.

8. Neither Subject1 nor Subject2 (positive auxiliary / verb sesuai Subject2)

-I don’t sleep. He doesn’t sleep. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi Neither I nor he sleeps.

9. Ellipsis subject / auxiliary (penghilangan subjek dan auxiliary)

-Ali drank a glass of water. Ali ate rice. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi Ali drank a glass of water and ate rice.

-She has taken a bath. She has washed my clothes. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi She has taken a bath and washed my clothes.

10. Ellipsis of predicate (penghilangan predikat)

-John will get married tomorrow. Ryan will get married next week. Jika digabungkan maka akan menjadi John will get married tomorrow, and Ryan next week.

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