Elliptical Sentences
In elliptical sentences, a part of the sentence is omitted which is being expressed simultaneously in the speech context and/or in the previous dialogic utterance. They are otherwise correct, fully grammatical sentences.
There are two kinds of elliptical sentences: positive and negative.
1. Positive Ellipsis, which shows positive concordance between the first sentence and the second one.
This ellipsis operates the formulas:
so + auxiliary + subject and subject + auxiliary + too
For examples:
Joni is happy. I am happy.
==> Joni is happy, so am I.
==> Joni is happy. I am too.
Tutur speaks English well. Lydia speaks English well.
==> Tutur speaks English well, so does Lydia.
==> Tutur speaks English well. Lydia does too.
Dodi has finished SD. I have finished SD.
==> Dodi has finished SD, so have I.
==> Dodi has finished SD. I have too.
2. Negative Ellipsis, which shows negative concordance between the first sentence and the second one.
This ellipsis operates the formulas:
neither + auxiliary + subject and subject + auxiliary + not + either
For examples:
Joni is not sad. I am not sad.
==> Joni is not sad, neither am I.
==> Joni is not sad. I am not either.
Tutur does not speak Japanese well. Lydia does not speak Japanese well.
==> Tutur doesn’t speak Japanese well, neither does Lydia
==> Tutur doesn’t speak Japanese well. Lydia does not either.
Dodi has not finished SMP. I have not finished SMP.
==> Dodi has not finished SMP, neither have I.
==> Dodi has not finished SMP. I have not either.
There are two kinds of elliptical sentences: positive and negative.
1. Positive Ellipsis, which shows positive concordance between the first sentence and the second one.
This ellipsis operates the formulas:
so + auxiliary + subject and subject + auxiliary + too
For examples:
Joni is happy. I am happy.
==> Joni is happy, so am I.
==> Joni is happy. I am too.
Tutur speaks English well. Lydia speaks English well.
==> Tutur speaks English well, so does Lydia.
==> Tutur speaks English well. Lydia does too.
Dodi has finished SD. I have finished SD.
==> Dodi has finished SD, so have I.
==> Dodi has finished SD. I have too.
2. Negative Ellipsis, which shows negative concordance between the first sentence and the second one.
This ellipsis operates the formulas:
neither + auxiliary + subject and subject + auxiliary + not + either
For examples:
Joni is not sad. I am not sad.
==> Joni is not sad, neither am I.
==> Joni is not sad. I am not either.
Tutur does not speak Japanese well. Lydia does not speak Japanese well.
==> Tutur doesn’t speak Japanese well, neither does Lydia
==> Tutur doesn’t speak Japanese well. Lydia does not either.
Dodi has not finished SMP. I have not finished SMP.
==> Dodi has not finished SMP, neither have I.
==> Dodi has not finished SMP. I have not either.